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Factorization

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of creating a list of factors. countable, uncountable

    "A fifth-grade class will spend a set number of days on prime factorization and then move on to study greatest common factors — whether or not every student is ready."

  2. 2
    (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression wordnet
  3. 3
    An expression listing items that, when multiplied together, will produce a desired quantity. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A list of factors. countable, uncountable

    "Actual factorizations are now known for every p ≤ 89."

Etymology

From factorize + -ation.

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