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  2. Factors of production - Wikipedia

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    In economics, factors of production, resources, or inputs are what is used in the production process to produce output—that is, goods and services. The utilised amounts of the various inputs determine the quantity of output according to the relationship called the production function .

  3. Factor of safety - Wikipedia

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    There are two definitions for the factor of safety (FoS): The ratio of a structure's absolute strength (structural capability) to actual applied load; this is a measure of the reliability of a particular design. This is a calculated value, and is sometimes referred to, for the sake of clarity, as a realized factor of safety.

  4. Transcription factor - Wikipedia

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    Other transcription factors differentially regulate the expression of various genes by binding to enhancer regions of DNA adjacent to regulated genes. These transcription factors are critical to making sure that genes are expressed in the right cell at the right time and in the right amount, depending on the changing requirements of the organism.

  5. Virulence factor - Wikipedia

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    The factors are used to assist and promote colonization of the host. These factors include adhesins, invasins, and antiphagocytic factors. Bacterial flagella that give motility are included in these virulence factors. [5] The factors, including toxins, hemolysins and proteases, bring damage to the host.

  6. Factor - Wikipedia

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    Factor (agent), a person who acts for, notably a mercantile and colonial agent; Factor (Scotland), a person or firm managing a Scottish estate; Factors of production, such a factor is a resource used in the production of goods and services; Factor, a brand of HelloFresh meal-kit company

  7. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    This article gives a list of conversion factors for several physical quantities.A number of different units (some only of historical interest) are shown and expressed in terms of the corresponding SI unit.

  8. Factorization - Wikipedia

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    The polynomial x 2 + cx + d, where a + b = c and ab = d, can be factorized into (x + a)(x + b).. In mathematics, factorization (or factorisation, see English spelling differences) or factoring consists of writing a number or another mathematical object as a product of several factors, usually smaller or simpler objects of the same kind.

  9. Environmental factor - Wikipedia

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    An environmental factor, ecological factor or eco factor is any factor, abiotic or biotic, that influences living organisms. [1] Abiotic factors include ambient temperature , amount of sunlight , air, soil, water and pH of the water soil in which an organism lives.