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bifactor

bifactor noun: a factor that influences two (separate or related) consequences.

Noun

bifactor (plural bifactors)

  1. A factor that influences two (separate or related) consequences
    • Posthoc, a bifactor model in which (besides the 5 separate factors) a general factor is hypothesized accounting for the commonality of the items showed a significantly better fit than the five factor model.2015 July 28, “Can Optimism, Pessimism, Hope, Treatment Credibility and Treatment Expectancy Be Distinguished in Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of bifactor

pluralbifactors

Origin of bifactor

From bi- + factor.

Questions about bifactor

What does bifactor mean?
Bifactor means a factor that influences two (separate or related) consequences.
What part of speech is bifactor?
Bifactor is a noun.
What is the plural of bifactor?
The plural of bifactor is bifactors.

Words near bifactor in the dictionary

  1. bifacial
  2. bifacial core
  3. bifacial cores
  4. bifaciality
  5. bifacially
  6. bifactor
  7. bifactorial
  8. bifactors
  9. bifan
  10. bifanged
  11. bifans

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