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factor

2 verb
     
factor2 [transitive] American English technical
HMN to divide a number into factors

factor something ↔ in

phrasal verb
to include a particular thing in your calculations about how long something will take, how much it will cost etc

factor something ↔ out

phrasal verb
to not include something in your calculations about how long something will take, how much it will cost etc
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