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multiple factor
noun
: one of a group of nonallelic genes that according to the multiple-factor hypothesis control various quantitative hereditary characters
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To be fair, multiple factors are driving the return of measles.
—History / Elena Conis, TIME, 29 May 2024
Red Lobster’s woes are being blamed on multiple factors.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2024
Instead, multiple factors are helping Russia’s military advance.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 15 May 2024
The report card takes multiple factors into account to rate individual schools on a scale of five stars.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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“Multiple factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20factor. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
multiple factor
noun
: polygene
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