'Factoring' definitions:

Definition of 'factoring'

(from WordNet)
noun
(mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity [syn: factorization, factorisation, factoring]

Definition of 'Factoring'

From: GCIDE
  • Factoring \Fac"tor*ing\, n. (Math.) The act of resolving into factors. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Factoring'

From: GCIDE
  • Factor \Fac"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Factored (-t[e^]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Factoring.] (Mach.) To resolve (a quantity) into its factors. [1913 Webster]