X factor
noun
an essential quality or feature that is difficult to identify or express.
X factors
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pluralof X factor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Look at what placing a wild bet on X factors gave generations of movie and TV viewers.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2023
Why he’s ranked here: Parkinson is one of the team’s real X factors this year.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
Redick and Matt Barnes continue to be the X factors the short-handed Clippers need.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2015
“The way those two bigs played, those are X factors for our team,” point guard John Wall said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2015
A surging India is one of those X factors that can radically alter our assumed glide path.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2014
