multifactorial

1. 1.

   involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes)

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Questions about multifactorial

What does multifactorial mean?

multifactorial means "involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes)".

How many syllables are in multifactorial?

multifactorial has 6 syllables: mul-ti-fac-to-ri-al. The stress falls on "ri".

Is multifactorial a common word?

multifactorial is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.