(mathematics) The process of creating a list of factors. / (mathematics) An expression listing items that, when multiplied together, will produce a desired quantity. / A list of factors.

plural of factorization

(obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization. / An agent or representative. / A commission agent.

(transitive) To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).

plural of factor

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of factor

(mathematics, transitive) To create a list of the factors of. / (mathematics, transitive) To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.

simple past tense and past participle of factor

A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount. / (mathematics) The process of factorization.

present participle of factor