1A component or factor that makes up something, or influences an outcome; can also refer to an item in a list.
健康を保つ要素はいくつもある。
There are many factors involved in staying healthy.
価格を決める際は、原材料費や人件費など複数の要素を考える。
When setting a price, you have to consider multiple factors like material costs and labor costs.
このデザインには和風の要素が取り入れられている。
This design incorporates elements of Japanese style.
運もまた成功の要素の一つだと彼は言う。
He says that luck is also one of the factors of success.
2In computing or mathematics, an individual item that makes up an array or set.
配列の最初の要素は0番目とみなされる。
The first element of an array is treated as index zero.
この集合には五つの要素が含まれる。
This set contains five elements.
HTML文書はさまざまな要素をタグで囲んで表す。
An HTML document expresses its various elements by enclosing them in tags.