Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bifactor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-fac-tor
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A factor that influences two (separate or related) consequences

Example Sentences

"Posthoc, a bifactor model in which (besides the 5 separate factors) a general factor is hypothesized accounting for the commonality of the items showed a significantly better fit than the five factor model."

Etymology

From bi- + factor.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bi

Inflected Forms

bifactors (plural)

Questions

What does bifactor mean?: A factor that influences two (separate or related) consequences
Where does bifactor come from?: From bi- + factor.

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