factorizationprocedure
nounUK /ˌfæktəraɪˈzeɪʃən prəˈsiːdʒə/
US /ˌfæktərɪˈzeɪʃən prəˈsiːdʒər/
A factorization procedure is a step-by-step way to break a number into smaller numbers that multiply together to make it.
The teacher showed us a factorization procedure for splitting 12 into 2 times 2 times 3.
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2. In algebra, a step-by-step method for writing an expression as a product of simpler expressions.
We used a factorization procedure to turn x squared minus 4 into (x minus 2)(x plus 2).
3. In computing, a set of steps a program follows to split data or numbers into factors.
The software's factorization procedure quickly found the prime factors of the large number.
4. A general routine for decomposing a whole into parts that combine to form it.
Their factorization procedure broke the big task into smaller jobs.