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FACTOR ANALYTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or the product of factor analysis
Synonyms:
factor analytic; factor analytical
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
factor analysis (any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data)