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multiple factors

British  

plural noun

  1. genetics two or more genes that act as a unit, producing cumulative effects in the phenotype

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To be sure, multiple factors play a role in how a stock reacts to earnings, including guidance and what the broader stock market is doing, but TE stock has tended to drop after earnings when the beat versus guidance is by less than 3%.

From Barron's

“Financial advisers often have a significant bias toward value and small-cap stocks in the portfolios they build for clients, so many investors would be well-served to be more diversified across multiple factors,” says Jay Jacobs, U.S. head of equity ETFs at BlackRock.

From The Wall Street Journal

“In recent years, affected by multiple factors such as an economic downturn, Mianchi County has encountered unprecedented difficulties,” the county government wrote in response to one message from a substitute teacher in September.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers have identified multiple factors linked to increased risks of the disorder, including older parental age, infant prematurity and parental exposure to air pollution and industrial solvents.

From Los Angeles Times

“Investors’ lack of enthusiasm is down to multiple factors, including a track history of mega buyouts going sour and not delivering their promised returns,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal