transitive verb
-·ized·, -·iz·ingMath. factor
factorize
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factorize
transitive verb
fac·tor·ized, fac·tor·iz·ing, fac·tor·iz·es MathematicsTo factor.
Related Forms:
- fac′tor·i·za′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present factorizes, present participle factorizing, simple past and past participle factorized)
- (mathematics) To create a list of factors.
- (mathematics) To divide an expression into a listing items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.
Origin
From factor + -ize
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