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
But Taylor looms as one of the real X factors for the 2021 season.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
The site goes out of its way now to remind its users of all the X factors at play.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2016
Redick and Matt Barnes continue to be the X factors the short-handed Clippers need.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2015
We are less attuned to the X factors that can bolster us.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2014
