multifactor

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adjective

Of or pertaining to more than one factor.

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Meanings

adjectivemultifactor (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to more than one factor.

    This ratio makes possible the reduction of the multifactor case to the situation of a single compound and complex factor so that optimization is once again possible.

    2000 June, Nicholas Rescher, “Optimalism and Axiological Metaphysics”, in The Review of Metaphysics, LIII, № 4, § iii, page 818
  2. not comparablecomputingInvolving more than one distinct authentication mechanism, such as both a password and facial recognition.

Origin

From multi- + factor.

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Translations

Finnish monitekijäinen
  • monitekijäinenof or pertaining to multiple factors
Cite this entry
APA

multifactor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifactor

MLA

“multifactor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifactor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multifactor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifactor.

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