English Explanatory Dictionary

X factor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unknown or hard-to-define influence; a factor with unknown or unforeseeable consequences.
  2. A special talent, ability or quality or its indefinable cause.
  3. Prothrombinase.
  4. The proportionality constant which converts CO emission line brightness to molecular hydrogen mass.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of X factor.

Pronunciation

En-au-X factor.ogg

Word forms

X factor X factors x-factor

Synonyms

factor X
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