factoring

Noun
Synonyms: factorizationfactorisation

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entitySynonyms: factorizationfactorisation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Factoring \Fac"tor*ing\, n. (Math.) The act of resolving into factors. [1913 Webster]
Factor \Fac"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Factored (-t[e^]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Factoring.] (Mach.) To resolve (a quantity) into its factors. [1913 Webster]
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