(US, slang) An intangible quality, usually attributed to certain items of professional equipment but sometimes to particular positions within predominantly and traditionally male professions such as law enforcement and the military where the term is most frequently used, that is believed to stir inordinate interest in obtaining the item or position because it makes the possessor feel confident, cool and thus desirable to women.

plural of factor of production

(slang) The element of a situation or problem that should be obvious but may go unnoticed through human error.

plural of duh factor

(informal) The feature of a situation, product etc. that generates amazement and excitement.

plural of g-factor

plural of factor graph

The value of energy loss rate of oscillation mode in a dissipative system.

(mathematics) A number that can be divided into two different numbers, without leaving a remainder.

(mathematics) A bipartite graph representing the factorization of a function.