To sign *factor*, hold your non-dominant hand up in an open '5' handshape, with your fingers spread and your palm facing inward. Form a '1' handshape with your dominant hand, extending your index finger. Bring your dominant index finger to point at or gently tap the tip of your non-dominant index finger. This sign visually represents singling out a specific item, point, or factor from a larger group.
Sign 'cost' and 'major', then use the sign for 'factor' to show it is a key point in the situation.
After signing 'consider' and 'every', point to your non-dominant index finger to represent the factors being discussed.
Sign 'time' and 'decide', followed by 'factor' to indicate that time was the specific element that led to the decision.
Sign 'cost' and 'major', then use the sign for 'factor' to show it is a key point in the situation.
After signing 'consider' and 'every', point to your non-dominant index finger to represent the factors being discussed.
Sign 'time' and 'decide', followed by 'factor' to indicate that time was the specific element that led to the decision.
Yes! This sign is very versatile and is commonly used to mean 'point', 'element', 'detail', or 'item' when discussing a specific part of a larger topic or list.
If you are discussing several factors, you can point to your index finger for the first factor, then point to your middle finger for the second factor, and so on.
If you are only mentioning one factor, it is standard to point to the index finger. If you are listing multiple factors in order, you should start with the index finger and work your way down.
