A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction

(chiefly Scotland, now rare) The position or state of being a factor. / (now historical) A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.

(colloquial, of a configuration, part, etc.) Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.

(dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities. / (dated) A general servant. / An individual employed to do all sorts of duties. / A jack of all trades.

(idiomatic, engineering) A quantity introduced to compensate for uncertainty. / (idiomatic) Any padding or compensation built into a guess or estimate.

Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims. / True, accurate, corresponding to reality.

(mathematics) A prime number that is one more or one less than a factorial. For example, 7 is a factorial prime, since 3! + 1 = 7.

(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.

(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a factor or factorial. / Of or pertaining to a factor, a kind of business agent. / (dated) Of or pertaining to a factory.

Created by humans; artificial. / Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.