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Multifactor vs Multifactorial - What's the difference?

multifactor | multifactorial |

As adjectives the difference between multifactor and multifactorial

is that multifactor is of or pertaining to more than one while multifactorial is involving, or controlled by multiple factors.

multifactor

English

Adjective

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  • Of or pertaining to more than one .
  • * 2000 June, (Nicholas Rescher), “ Optimalism and Axiological Metaphysics]” in [[w:Review of Metaphysics, The Review of Metaphysics] LIII, ? 4, § iii, page 818:
    • 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.

    multifactorial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Involving, or controlled by multiple factors
  • (genetics, of a trait) Involving multiple genetic and/or environmental factors