x-factor

A form of x factor — An unknown or hard-to-define influence; a factor with unknown or unforeseeable consequences.

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Meanings

x-factor1

nounx-factor (plural x-factors)

plural x-factors

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of X factor.

X-factor2

nounX-factor (plural X-factors)

plural X-factors

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of X factor.

    That visual wonder elevated the first Zootopia, but the X-factor is gone in the sequel; everything looks brighter, flatter, and cheaper.

    2025 November 25, Caroline Siede, “Zootopia 2 is a stagnant sequel with one stellar subplot”, in AV Club
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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