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factorize

[ fak-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

factorized, factorizing.
  1. Mathematics. to resolve into factors.


factorize

/ ˈæəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr maths to resolve (an integer or polynomial) into factors
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Derived Forms

  • ˌڲٴǰˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڲtǰ··tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of factorize1

First recorded in 1855–60; factor + -ize
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Example Sentences

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But quantum computers could factorize a large number exponentially faster than any conventional computer, and this nullifies RSA’s reliance on factoring being difficult.

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O'Brien, who admits that his 4-year-old daughter can factorize 21 faster than his computer, is optimistic about the future.

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Besides, there are many ways to divide a system into  parts, of factorizing distributions, and you will get a different answer  depending how you cut it into pieces.” 

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As mechanization increased, many began to speak of agriculture in industrial terms, believing that "factorizing" the farm would solve its problems.

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“Recovering somewhat from the shock, he sought again and again for employment; but his short-sighted and relentless creditors would factorize his earnings, and thus oblige him to leave.”

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