factorize

English

Alternative forms

• factorise (mainly British)

Etymology

From factor +‎ -ize.

Verb

factorize (third-person singular simple present factorizes, present participle factorizing, simple past and past participle factorized)

1. (mathematics, transitive) To create a list of the factors of.
2. (mathematics, 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.

Derived terms

• factorizable
• factorizer
• refactorize
• unfactorized

Related terms

• factor
• factorization

Translations

create a list of factors

Danish: faktorisere, opløse i faktorer Finnish: jakaa tekijöihin French: factoriser (fr) Georgian: მარტივ მამრავლებად დაშლა (marṭiv mamravlebad dašla) Irish: fachtóirigh Italian: fattorizzare (it) Kyrgyz: көбөйтүүчүлөргө ажыратуу (ky) (köböytüücülörgö ajıratuu) Norwegian: Bokmål: faktorisere (no) Portuguese: fatorar (pt) Spanish: factorizar (es) Swedish: faktorisera (sv)

divide an expression into listing items

Danish: faktorisere Finnish: jakaa tekijöihin French: factoriser (fr) Greek: παραγοντοποιώ (el) (paragontopoió) Irish: fachtóirigh Italian: fattorizzare (it) Japanese: 因数分解する (insūbunkai suru) Maori: whakatauwehe Norwegian: Bokmål: faktorisere (no) Portuguese: fatorar (pt) Spanish: factorizar (es) Swedish: faktorisera (sv)

Portuguese

Verb

factorize

1. inflection of factorizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative