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Factor
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An event, circumstance, influence, or element that plays a part in bringing about a result.

A factor in a case contributes to its causation or outcome. In the area of Negligence law, the factors, or chain of causation, are important in determining whether liability ensues from a particular action done by the defendant.

factor n. 1) a salesman who sells in his/her own name on behalf of others, taking a commission for services. 2) something that contributes to the result.
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Although his coagulation values had been normal prior to surgery, detailed laboratory tests revealed that he had a mild factor IX deficiency (activity: 41%).
Unidentified coagulation disorders in post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage by Remmert, Stephan / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
From the origins of its business in 1949, BTG has commercialized major innovations such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), recombinant factor IX blood-clotting protein, Campath(R) (alemtuzumab) and Multi Level Cell (MLC) memory.
BTG ANNOUNCES NOVEL INSULIN THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES by Worldwide Biotech
The implanted genes have so far functioned correctly, directing the production of factor IX for at least 5 months--a long time in the typical 2-year life span of a mouse.
New gene-therapy techniques show potential by Seppa, N. / Science News
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