Meaning of X factor | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of X factor.
   alt-of, alternative
2. An unknown or hard-to-define influence; a factor with unknown or unforeseeable consequences.
   idiomatic
3. A special talent, ability or quality or its indefinable cause.
   idiomatic
4. Prothrombinase.
5. The proportionality constant which converts CO emission line brightness to molecular hydrogen mass.

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Examples

“We slid into our office, past two women discussing the "X factor," an apparently undefined quality their firm felt they lacked.”

“The map can be misleading. It can appear to contain all the relevant information, but in real life, there is always an X factor.”

“And put him on an LA film set and he glowed with that indefinable X-factor that agents the world over wished they could bottle.”

“Whether it's trade, global warming, Darfur or North Korea, China has become the new x''' factor, without which no durable solution is possible.”

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