known factor
collocation in Englishmeaningsofknownandfactor
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known
adjective
uk/nəʊn/us/noʊn/
used to refer to something or someone that is familiar to or understood ...
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factor
noun[C]
uk/ˈfæk.tər/us/ˈfæk.tɚ/
a fact or situation that influences the result ...
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(Definition ofknownandfactorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofknown factor
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The first group of 169 women was made up of those without aknownfactorconferring high risk on the pregnancy.
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Unfortunately, theknownfactoris often known to be large in pathological instances.
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The iatrogenic effects of prescribed medicines are aknownfactorin increased risk of hospital admission, and medication reviews are core components of case management.
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The procedure of choice should depend on the theoretical goal: measure aknownfactoror learn what factors are important and need to be measured.
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Stratification is a sampling method aimed at reducing variance, when aknownfactorcauses significant variation in the outcome variable but is not the target of analysis.
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I never understand what a "reasonable" anything means at law, but it is accepted as being aknownfactorthat a thing is reasonable.
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Today, the rent is aknownfactor, probably not varying for some years, while the rates are unknown and constantly rising.
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It was the risk end of a mature industry, so it was aknownfactor.
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They take into account the state of civil defence in both countries and everyknownfactor.
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Pension contributions were also aknownfactor.
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Poverty is aknownfactorthat encourages corruption in local governments.
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Reduction of the resting metabolic rate as a result of dieting, aknownfactorin the failure of dieting, was the least in the very low carbohydrate diet.
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One of the best known factors of that is, that any emotion is contagious and no emotion is more contagious than fear.
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They consider them to be too low in the light of known factors, such as planning permissions which are still to be exercised.
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The study will take account of all known factors including the effect of rail closures.
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It coincides, alas, with a number of known factors.
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It concluded, however, that in the light of all the known factors, including welfare and social considerations, the original decision should stand.
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They take into account all the known factors, so that, although we must accept them with caution, it would be unwise to discount the figures.
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He argued that, whereas the 1929 block grant dealt with known factors, the proposed equalisation grant deals with unknown factors.
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