fact-finding |
involved in the discovery and determination of the facts. [2 definitions] |
-faction |
the act or result of making or producing. |
faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. [2 definitions] |
factional |
of or relating to a faction. |
factious |
inclined toward or promoting faction; divisive or dissentious. [2 definitions] |
factitious |
not natural or genuine; artificial. |
factoid |
a false or half-true statement or idea, often accepted as fact because of wide circulation and frequent repetition, as in print and electronic media. |
factor |
something that has an influence on or is a partial cause of something that happens. [4 definitions] |
factorable |
combined form of factor. |
factorage |
the business of one that receives a commission for carrying out commercial, industrial, or financial transactions for another. [2 definitions] |
factorial |
the product of a given series of whole numbers, achieved by multiplying a specific positive integer by all lesser positive integers. |
factory |
a building or set of buildings where products are manufactured. |
factory farm |
a feeding center for agricultural animals which contains them within a small space and is designed to increase, to the maximum, the efficency of their use in food production. |
factory farming |
a strictly controlled system of livestock farming in which animals are confined indoors under high density conditions to reduce costs and increase output. |
factotum |
one employed to do a wide variety of tasks. |
factual |
of or relating to fact. [2 definitions] |
facula |
any of several large irregular bright spots or streaks visible on the surface of the sun. |
facultative |
of or concerning the granting of a right or privilege. [3 definitions] |
faculty |
capacity or ability, as to do a certain task or to think in a certain way. [3 definitions] |
fad |
a fashion or behavior taken up briefly but enthusiastically; craze. |
faddish |
relating to or having the nature of a passing fashion or craze. |