fudge factor

factor in

To consider as a factor.

factor space

A space obtained from another by identification of points that are equivalent to one another in some equivalence relation.

fudge the issue

Adopt a solution to a specific problem which does not address the larger, more general problem of which the specific problem is an instance.

gut factor

The emotional dimension of decision-making. A person's subjective (often almost visceral) feelings about what is right or wrong, good or bad.

pack fudge

To perform anal sex.

X factor

An unknown or hard-to-define influence; a factor with unknown or unforeseeable consequences.