Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

factorization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: fac-tor-iza-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of creating a list of factors.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An expression listing items that, when multiplied together, will produce a desired quantity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A list of factors.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A fifth-grade class will spend a set number of days on prime factorization and then move on to study greatest common factors — whether or not every student is ready."
"Actual factorizations are now known for every p ≤ 89."

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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English factorization From factorize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

factorizations (plural) factorisation (alternative)

Derived Forms

overfactorization refactorization

Phrases

complete factorization integer factorization prime factorization unique factorization domain unique factorization ring

Synonyms

factorisation factoring

Questions

What does factorization mean?: The process of creating a list of factors.
Where does factorization come from?: 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English factorization From factorize + -ation.

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