Factor

FACTOR

-noun

1. an element or cause that contributes to a result

2. maths

a. one of two or more integers or polynomials whose product is a given integer or polynomial.

b. an integer or polynomial that can be exactly divided into another integer or polynomial.

3. (followed by identifying numeral ) medicine . any of several substances that participate in the clotting of blood

4. a person who acts on another's behalf, especially one who transacts business for another

5. commerce . a business that makes loans in return for or on security of trade debts

6. former name for a gene

7. commercial law . a person to whom goods are consigned for sale and who is paid a factorage

8. (in Scotland) the manager of an estate

-verb

9. (intr.) to engage in the business of a factor

Someone used this terminology

Of art factor over that of agent

And I started to look at the paints

Trying to derive their genes

To calculate a result, a product.