Definitions
In plain terms
It asks whether a movement or signal is confined to a few factors or distributed across many.
Technical
The method defines factors, group construction, per-group signal, overlap, weighting, eligibility, timestamp, and aggregation.
Scope
It is not the same as an individual security's factor exposure.
Examples
- A Fintech Builder lesson can compute or identify Factor Breadth only after declaring its inputs, timing, and edge-case rules.
Common misconceptions
- It is not the same as an individual security's factor exposure.
Concept relationships
Prerequisites
Broader concepts
Where this concept is used
Evidence and governance
- Fintech Builder Glossary Definition Contract The Fintech Builder · internal governed contract
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition
Limits: Defines governed platform behavior rather than claiming these policies are universally prescribed by external McClellan methodology.
- Business Cycle Indicators: Diffusion Indexes The Conference Board · first party methodology
Supports: variant distinction
Limits: Applying the general diffusion construction to sectors or factor groups is a declared Fintech Builder adaptation.
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- fintech-builder-batch-005
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-27
- Next review
- 2027-07-27
- Record status
- evidence reviewed
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