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 calculate its overall grades, Niche looked at multiple factors, such as housing, jobs, public schools and crime rates.
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
Contrary to popular belief, there’s no best way to sleep because multiple factors like age and pre-existing conditions come into play.
—Brianna Kamienski, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
By evaluating multiple factors under key categories of city experience and travel experience by plane or car in nearly 45 metro areas, experts from Forbes were able to determine the hottest destinations nationally.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 June 2024
There are multiple factors driving these annual increases, Kelly Clements, the deputy high commissioner for the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, told NPR.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 13 June 2024
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
Contrary to popular belief, there’s no best way to sleep because multiple factors like age and pre-existing conditions come into play.
—Brianna Kamienski, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
By evaluating multiple factors under key categories of city experience and travel experience by plane or car in nearly 45 metro areas, experts from Forbes were able to determine the hottest destinations nationally.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 June 2024
There are multiple factors driving these annual increases, Kelly Clements, the deputy high commissioner for the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, told NPR.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 13 June 2024
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“Multiple factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20factor. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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