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factorize

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfæktəɹaiz/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To create a list of the factors of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To warn not to pay or give up goods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third party.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

resolve (a polynomial) into factors

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: factorise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: resolve, solve

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English factor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English factorize From factor + -ize.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: faktorisere — create a list of factors
  • Danish: opløse i faktorer — create a list of factors
  • Finnish: jakaa tekijöihin — create a list of factors
  • French: factoriser — create a list of factors
  • Georgian: მარტივ მამრავლებად დაშლა (marṭiv mamravlebad dašla) — create a list of factors
  • Irish: fachtóirigh — create a list of factors
  • Italian: fattorizzare — create a list of factors
  • Kyrgyz: көбөйтүүчүлөргө ажыратуу (köböytüücülörgö ajıratuu) — create a list of factors
  • Norwegian Bokmål: faktorisere — create a list of factors
  • Portuguese: fatorar — create a list of factors
  • Spanish: factorizar — create a list of factors
  • Swedish: faktorisera — create a list of factors
  • Danish: faktorisere — divide an expression into listing items
  • Finnish: jakaa tekijöihin — divide an expression into listing items
  • French: factoriser — divide an expression into listing items
  • Greek: παραγοντοποιώ (paragontopoió) — divide an expression into listing items
  • Irish: fachtóirigh — divide an expression into listing items
  • Italian: fattorizzare — divide an expression into listing items
  • Japanese: 因数分解する (insūbunkai suru) — divide an expression into listing items
  • Māori: whakatauwehe — divide an expression into listing items
  • Norwegian Bokmål: faktorisere — divide an expression into listing items
  • Portuguese: fatorar — divide an expression into listing items
  • Spanish: factorizar — divide an expression into listing items
  • Swedish: faktorisera — divide an expression into listing items