Factor - Insect

Japanese: 因子 - いんし

〘noun〙① Elements that produce a certain relationship or result. Cause. Predisposition. Factor. ※Light and Darkness (1916)〈Natsume Soseki〉139 "My obligations and concerns towards my wife were by no means minor factors (inshi) ."② = insuu (factor)〔English-Japanese Dictionary of Mathematical Uses (1889)〕③ In biology, an element that has an important effect on the shape and properties of an individual, and its overall function. In the narrow sense, it refers to genetic factors, but in the broad sense it also includes environmental factors and nutritional factors.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① ある関係や結果を生じる諸要素。要因。素因。ファクター。※明暗（1916）〈夏目漱石〉一三九「夫人に対する義理と気兼も、決して軽い因子(インシ)ではなかった」② ＝いんすう（因数）〔数学ニ用ヰル辞ノ英和対訳字書（1889）〕③ 生物学で、ある個体の形状や性質、全体としての働きに重要な作用を及ぼしている要素。狭義には遺伝因子をさし、広義には環境因子、栄養因子も含める。

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