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factorization

factorization

1 7.7
Breaking a number or expression into simpler factors that multiply to make the original
  • noun
  • /ˌfæktəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : factorización
  • Understanding factorization is crucial for simplifying algebraic expressions.
  • factorization algorithm
  • matrix factorization
  • recursive factorization

If you change any one of those two numbers, the car number or the C number, and you can just use prime factorization.

Examples

  • Okay, after you've completed the prime factorization, identify the distinct prime factor.

  • To solve the equation, we first performed the prime factorization of the number.

  • Malcolm: Prime factorization is 2 x 2 x 3 x 11 x 37.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • An important concept is that the RSA algorithm (based on factorization) is considered secure today.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Standard algorithms for Cholesky factorization are given in Version 3 of LAPACK.

    Academic text (2000)
  • We present a novel practical algorithm for Cholesky factorization by combining recursion and blocking.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The process of factorization helps in breaking down complex polynomial equations.

Synonyms

factoring
vsfactorization
  • Specialized
2 6.3

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

has the same meaning but is the alternative noun form used interchangeably

How Disentangled

disentanglement
  • Specialized
9.9
factorization
  • Specialized
1 7.7
separation
8 3.2
entanglement
3 6.3
mixing
51 1.8

Surface Forms

factorization singular

Morphology

factorization = factorize (transparent) = factor + ize + ation

Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ation' to the verb 'factorize', yielding the process or result of factoring.

Etymology

Factorization comes from factor, from a Latin word meaning 'maker' or 'doer', and is related to factory, a place that makes things. So, factorization is the process of finding the parts that multiply together to 'make' the original number or expression.