noun · academic
factor
UK/ˈfæktə/US/ˈfæktər/FAC·tor
Band 5-6task2speaking
a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result
Examples
“Cost is an important factor when choosing a university.”
“Several factors contributed to the city's decline.”
“Age and income are key factors in the survey.”
Band 8 sentence
“While socioeconomic status is a major factor, one must also consider local infrastructure when explaining regional disparities.”
Collocations
- key factor
- contributing factor
- a major factor
Word family
factor nounfactorial adjective/mathematical term
Common mistakes
reason→factor
Say it for a higher band
5reason→6element→7+factor
Synonyms
reason
element
Easily confused
reason
“The main reason for the delay was a technical fault.”
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