"factorist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: factorists [plural]
Etymology: factor + -ist Etymology templates: {{suf|en|factor|ist}} factor + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} factorist (plural factorists)
  1. A statistician who uses factor analysis. Categories (topical): Statistics

Inflected forms

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