factorization

ˌfæktəraɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of factorization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

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process of breaking down numbers into their prime factors

TECH.

The factorization of 30 is 2, 3, and 5..

decomposition

algebra

TECH.

expression of an object as a product of other objects

TECH.

Factorization in algebra often involves finding the factors of a polynomial..

decomposition

factorisation

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Origin of factorization

Latin, factor (maker) + -ization (process)

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Dedekind domain

mathematics

integral domain with unique factorization of ideals

singular value decomposition

linear algebra

matrix factorization into three matrices with singular values

Examples of factorization in a sentence

The teacher explained factorization using simple examples.
Factorization is crucial for simplifying algebraic expressions.
Understanding factorization helps in solving complex equations.

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French:factorisation, ...
German:Faktorisierung, ...
Italian:fattorizzazione, ...
Spanish:factorización, ...
Portuguese:factorização, fatorização, ...
Chinese:因式分解, 分解, ...
Japanese:因数分解, ...
Arabic:تحليل إلى عوامل, تَحْليل, ...
Hebrew:פֵּרוּק לְגוֹרָמִים, פֵּירוּק לִגְוֹרָמִים, ...
Russian:факторизация, ...
Ukrainian:факторизація, ...
Hindi:गुणनखंडन, ...
Bengali:গুণনীয়করণ, ...
Catalan:factorització, ...
Czech:prvočíselný rozklad, faktorizace, ...
Danish:faktorisering, faktorisations, ...
Dutch:factorisatie, ...
Greek:παραγοντοποίηση, ανάλυση σε παράγοντες, ...
Hungarian:prímtényezős felbontás, faktorizáció, ...
Khmer:ការបំបែកជាកត្តាបឋម, ការបំបែកជាកត្តា, ...
Korean:인수 분해, 인수분해, ...
Persian:فاکتورگیری, تجزیه, ...
Polish:faktoryzacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):fatoração, fatorização, ...
Romanian:factorizare, descompunere în factori, ...
Swedish:faktorisering, ...
Thai:การแยกตัวประกอบ, การแยกตัวประกอบในพีชคณิต, ...
Turkish:faktorizasyon, cebirde faktorizasyon, ...
Vietnamese:phân tích thành thừa số, phân tích trong đại số, ...

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