Multifactorial vs. Multifactoral: What's the Difference?

Which is correct: Multifactorial or Multifactoral
How to spell Multifactorial?

Multifactorial is Correct

Multifactoral is Incorrect
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Multifactorial and Multifactoral Definitions
Multifactorial
Involving, dependent on, or controlled by several factors.
Multifactorial
Of, relating to, or caused by a pattern of familial inheritance resulting from multiple genetic or environmental factors or from a combination of both.
Multifactorial
Involving, or controlled by multiple factors.
Multifactorial
Involving multiple genetic and/or environmental factors
Multifactorial
(maths) A generalisation of a factorial in which each element to be multiplied differs from the next by an integer (e.g. n(n-3)(n-6)(n-9)...)
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Multifactorial
Involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes)