factoring

verb

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    (of a number or other mathematical object) To be a product of other objects.

  3. 3

    (commercial) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.

noun

  1. 1

    A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.

  2. 2

    The process of factorization.

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