Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The process of creating a list of factors.

  2. (countable, uncountable)An expression listing items that, when multiplied together, will produce a desired quantity.

    (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression

  3. (countable, uncountable)A list of factors.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Middle school factorization is easy.

  2. Why isn't one a prime number? That way, prime factorization is unique.

    ruПочему единица не простое число? В таком случае разложение на простые множители – единственное. — Ooneykcall

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Translations

4 languages

Forms

plural: factorizations

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression:factorisationfactoring

Word family

6 related words

See also

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