to factor
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- verb
- /ˈfæktər/
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factorizar
- So I'll have my numerator and I'll go and factor my denominator.
So that's your answer for how to factor this quadratic.
- So that's your answer for how to factor this quadratic.
- So now that we've done that, we need to factor our X&Y; terms.
- And if you need help learning how to factor quadratics, that is a whole other topic.
- OK, this factors, this is called a perfect square trinomial.
- There's a quadratic on top, so you want to try to factor it.
- So the the problem of factoring very large numbers is does not appear to have an efficient solution.
Examples
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So now that we've done that, we need to factor our X&Y terms.
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This whole left hand side is going to factor magically.
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And we might even be able to factor it right into this form.
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All right, So now we have to factor this somehow.
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Then we will factor what's inside the square root.
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So independence means the joint PDF just factors like that.
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And if you need help learning how to factor quadratics, that is a whole other topic.
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So that's your answer for how to factor this quadratic.
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To see why, we first need to understand how numbers factor inside the Gaussian integers.
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When solving this equation, you need to factor the polynomial into simpler expressions.
Synonyms
Write a number or expression as a product of smaller numbers
To write a math expression as parts that multiply together
Phrasal Verbs
- Jargon
Move repeated code into a separate function or module to avoid doing the same work twice
Compounds
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3.9
A natural substance that makes cells divide and change into different types
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6.1
A method that finds a few hidden groups in many related survey questions or measurements
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4.9
A number showing how much stronger a structure is than the weight it must carry
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8.2
The amount of extra force on an aircraft compared with its weight, measured in g
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4.9
A number greater than one that can only be divided by one and itself and divides another number exactly
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3.5
A number that shows how well sunscreen protects your skin from the sun's harmful rays
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4.0
A number used to multiply an amount in one unit to get the same amount in another unit
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4.4
A protein on the surface of red blood cells that shows whether blood types match
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A protein in the blood that helps blood form clots and stop bleeding
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A part of the mind like attention and memory that affects how people think and act
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Average number of binary digits needed to show one digit in another number system
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A number that shows how much incoming light or sound a material absorbs
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A B vitamin called thiamine that prevents beriberi and helps the body use energy from food
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A blood protein that helps blood clot and whose lack causes hemophilia A
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Relating to a method in data analysis that finds a few hidden causes of many measured things
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A protein released by blood platelets that starts blood clotting by making thrombin
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A blood protein that helps stop bleeding and whose lack causes hemophilia B, a disease with heavy bleeding
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A number you multiply one amount by to get another amount that changes the same way
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How many times stronger a structure or part is than the largest force it may meet in normal use
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A way of showing data using a few important numbers to study or compare it
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A blood protein that helps start clotting and whose low levels make clotting slow
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A blood protein that helps blood clot, whose lack makes people bleed too much
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The largest number that divides evenly into two or more whole numbers without leaving a remainder
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A chemical made in the brain that tells another gland to release growth hormone
The largest positive whole number that divides two or more numbers exactly
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A chemical made in the hypothalamus that tells the pituitary gland to release other hormones
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A stomach substance that helps absorb vitamin B12 in the intestines
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A chemical made in the hypothalamus that tells the pituitary gland to send out a certain hormone
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An antibody in the blood often found in people with rheumatoid arthritis that helps doctors decide if they have it
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A hormone made in the brain that tells the pituitary gland to release a hormone that controls the thyroid
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A standard test people fill in to measure 16 basic personality traits
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A substance that breaks a gel in tissue so fluid or medicine can move into the tissue
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Some white blood cells make a protein that causes inflammation and can kill cancer cells
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb factor comes from the same Latin facere ('to make') and from the noun factor; to factor a number is to find the parts that 'make' it. So when you factor an expression you break it into the simple pieces that produce the whole.