Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. mathematics : To create a list of factors.
- v. mathematics : To divide an expression into a listing of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. mostly Brit. to resolve into factors, as of a polynomial; same as factorize.
WordNet 3.0
- v. resolve (a polynomial) into factors
Etymologies
- From factor + -ise (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I shall not try to 'factorise' the result represented by her state of mind from time to time; still less shall I employ a mathematical process to prove that the ratio of _dx_ to _dy_ is twice _x_, the change in”
“And more recently, but with less mainstream fanfare (well in fact none to be honest ...) a group of academics have managed to factorise a 768-bit RSA public key resulting in some of the more technical media questioning the future of RSA.”
“And more recently, but with less mainstream fanfare (well, in fact, none to be honest ...) a group of academics have managed to factorise a 768-bit RSA public key resulting in some of the more technical media questioning the future of RSA.”
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“There is just one more step to fully factorise it though.”
“I'm a sucker for layman books on maths and science history, just don't ask me to factorise, solving where X is a real number.”
“(Chorus of screams and laughter from children who can factorise cubics before lunch.)”
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A Rarefaction of Factoids
List of genuine words and phrases containing the string fact-, -fact-, or -fact. Beginning with ventifact and stupefaction.
ventifact, stupefaction, fact, factoid, rarefaction, unsatisfactory, satisfactory, tumefaction, surfactant, artifact, benefactor, benefaction and 142 more...
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