factoring

2 6.3

A way of writing a math expression as two or more multiplied parts

noun
/ˈfæktərɪŋ/

Specialized

: factorización

To date, there is no proof whatsoever that factoring is hard.
principal-axis factoring
factoring procedure

It, it seems to be almost a fluke that a, that a quantum computer can solve the factoring problem in a short time.

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Examples

In budgeting, factoring in emergencies needs to be considered.

Academic text (2010)
All right, so factoring when a is greater than one.
You see something like this and always try factoring if you can.
Another example of factoring all kinds of ways to find limits.
You can then rewrite it by factoring out South and T.
The bottom line requires the factoring in of not just the material and construction costs but also the architect's fees and the cost of land servicing.

Back to School (1986)
Gazaway was born in 1798 and lived his early life in Augusta, Georgia, working primarily in shipping and cotton factoring.

Academic text (2009)
In Algebra, factoring allows students to simplify equations by breaking them into products of their factors.
Learning how to perform factoring is essential for solving quadratic equations in mathematics.
She used factoring techniques to rewrite the polynomial expression in a more manageable form.

Synonyms

factorization

vsfactoring

Specialized

1 7.7

Breaking a number or expression into simpler factors that multiply to make the original

is identical in meaning but uses the other term for the same process

Surface Forms

factoring singular

factorings plural

Morphology

factoring = factor (transparent) = factor + ing

A regular -ing nominalization from the verb 'factor' denoting the process or action of factoring.

Etymology

Factoring comes from factor, which originally meant 'a maker' or 'someone who does' and has a root meaning 'to make', like factory which makes things. So in math, factoring is finding the parts that multiply together to make the original number or expression.