Dictionary

factorize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfæktəɹaiz/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin factorbor. Middle French facteurbor. ▲ Latin factorbor. Anglo-Norman factourbor. Middle English factour English factor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English factorize From factor + -ize.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To create a list of the factors of.
2. (transitive) To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.
3. (US, transitive) To warn not to pay or give up goods.
4. (US, transitive) To attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third party.

Forms

Deriveds

factorizable · unfactorized · factorizer · refactorize

Relateds

factorization · factor

Translations (24)

nb faktorisere (divide an expression into listing items) · ja 因数分解する (divide an expression into listing items) · sv faktorisera (create a list of factors) · pt fatorar (divide an expression into listing items) · fr factoriser (divide an expression into listing items) · sv faktorisera (divide an expression into listing items) · el παραγοντοποιώ (divide an expression into listing items) · pt fatorar (create a list of factors) · fi jakaa tekijöihin (create a list of factors) · nb faktorisere (create a list of factors) · it fattorizzare (divide an expression into listing items) · it fattorizzare (create a list of factors) · ga fachtóirigh (create a list of factors) · fi jakaa tekijöihin (divide an expression into listing items) · da faktorisere (create a list of factors) · mi whakatauwehe (divide an expression into listing items) · da opløse i faktorer (create a list of factors) · fr factoriser (create a list of factors) · es factorizar (divide an expression into listing items) · ka მარტივ მამრავლებად დაშლა (create a list of factors) · es factorizar (create a list of factors) · da faktorisere (divide an expression into listing items) · ky көбөйтүүчүлөргө ажыратуу (create a list of factors) · ga fachtóirigh (divide an expression into listing items)