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factoring

Main Entry:: ²factor
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: fac·tored; fac·tor·ing \-t(ə-)riŋ\
Date:: 1621

intransitive verb: to work as a factortransitive verb1: to resolve into factors2 a: to include or admit as a factor —used with in or into<factor inflation into our calculations> b: to exclude as a factor —used with out

— fac·tor·able

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\-t(ə-)rə-bəl\ adjective

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