Multifactorial

Quick meaning: Multifactorial is an adjective meaning Involving, or controlled by multiple factors.

Meaning

Involving, or controlled by multiple factors.

More Meanings

1. (genetics, of a trait) Involving multiple genetic or environmental factors.
2. (mathematics) A generalization of a factorial in which each element to be multiplied differs from the next by an integer (e.g. n(n-3)(n-6)(n-9)...).

Example Sentences

One of the under-reported dynamics during the coronavirus pandemic has been the collapse of One Nation’s vote. The reasons for this are likely multi-factorial.

[…] a pattern in medical research on infectious and degenerative diseases in the United States. That pattern shows three main built-in biases: 1) towards a single-agent theory of disease, as opposed to a multi-factorial analysis; 2) […]

“Neurodevelopmental disorders, in particular, are multifactorial and very difficult to associate with a singular cause. Pregnant patients should not be frightened away from the many benefits of acetaminophen, which is safe and one of the few options pregnant people have for pain relief.”

Word Forms

• multifactorials

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include multivariate, multifaceted, multifactoral, multifactored, multifactor, monofactorial.

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