factor in

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to take account of (something) when making a calculation

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factor in Idioms  

1. Figure in, include as a basic element. For example, In preparing the schedule we factored in vacation and sick days. This term comes from mathematics. [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

The anomalies studied by behavioral economists suggest that logic is rarely the most important factor in decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her editorial decisions, even if made for the purest of journalistic reasons, were intended to be factors in the Ellison family’s stalking of the Warner properties.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because momentum is one of the best-performing factors in the market.

From Barron's

The researchers suggest that this buried "spark of water" may have been a decisive factor in turning Earth from a molten inferno into the blue, life-friendly planet we know today.

From Science Daily

Weather is a critical factor in the race, which was first held in 1945, with winds often shifting rapidly in direction and intensity.

From Barron's