Factorings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of breaking down an expression into its multiplicative components
2. the act of resolving an equation to reveal its underlying factors
3. determining the various parts or elements that contribute to a larger mathematical expression

Etymology: "Factorings" is simply the plural of "factoring", a noun meaning the act of breaking a number or expression into factors, the smaller quantities that multiply together to give it. The plural form counts separate instances of that process, such as the factorings of several different numbers or polynomials. The underlying noun "factor" comes from Latin "factor", meaning a doer or maker, from "facere", to do or make, so a factor was originally one who makes or carries out something before it took on its mathematical sense.

Synonyms: decompositions, breakdowns, analysis, segregations, partitionings

Antonyms: compositions, unifications, assemblies, constructions, integrations