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multifactorial

[ muhl-tee-fak-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, muhl-tahy- ]

adjective

  1. having or stemming from a number of different causes or influences:

    Some medical researchers regard cancer as a multifactorial disease.



multifactorial

/ ˌʌɪæˈɔːɪə /

adjective

  1. genetics of or designating inheritance that depends on more than one gene
  2. involving or including a number of elements or factors
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܱt·ڲ·ٴ۾·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of multifactorial1

First recorded in 1915–20; multi- + factor + -ial
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Example Sentences

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“Declines in San Francisco and other declines nationwide are probably multifactorial, and it’s hard to pinpoint one cause.”

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Research has led experts to unlock the multifactorial causes of obesity, including sociological and physiological determinants of health.

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Muscle strength is a multifactorial trait influenced by lifestyle and environmental factors but also by numerous genetic variants, each with a very small effect on muscle strength.

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“This could be a multifactorial presentation that we're seeing,” Lyons said.

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“That just highlights the fact that autoimmunity is multifactorial, there's not a single cause or only a single way to get there,” Chang said.

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