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factorization

fac·tor·i·za·tion [ ˌfak-tə-rə-ˈzā-shən]

factorization

noun

[ˌfak-tə-rə-ˈzā-shən]

Definition of factorization

: the operation of resolving a quantity into factors
also : a product obtained by factorization

Other Words from factorization

factorize \ ˈfak-tə-ˌrīz \ transitive verb

Recent Examples on the Web

//Primes are the atoms of a number system — its fundamental building blocks — and unique prime factorization ensures that any number, such as 12, can be expressed uniquely as a product of primes: 2 x 2 x 3.
— Quanta Magazine, "The Almost-Proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem," 3 Mar. 2017
//For this reason, the RSA cryptosystem, an encryption scheme that derives its security from the difficulty of integer factorization, remains a popular tool for secure communication.
— Quanta Magazine, "Why Quantum Computers Might Not Break Cryptography," 15 May 2017
//Unique prime factorization is a way of constructing a number system from fundamental building blocks.
— Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, "New Number Systems Seek Their Lost Primes," 2 Mar. 2017
//Gauss also conjectured that there are only nine negative square roots that preserve prime factorization.
— Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, "New Number Systems Seek Their Lost Primes," 2 Mar. 2017
//To boost performance, the Infineon library constructs the keys' underlying prime numbers in a way that makes the keys prone to a process known as factorization, which exposes the secret numbers underpinning their security.
— Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Millions of high-security crypto keys crippled by newly discovered flaw," 16 Oct. 2017
//The factorization can be dramatically accelerated by spreading the load onto multiple computers.
— Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Millions of high-security crypto keys crippled by newly discovered flaw," 16 Oct. 2017
//Everything from credit-card transactions to text messaging is encrypted using an algorithm that relies on factorization, or reverse multiplication.
— Jack Nicas, WSJ, "How Google’s Quantum Computer Could Change the World," 16 Oct. 2017
//The authors note that a variety of other calculations, like factorization and matrix manipulations, can be performed using phase change memory arrays, meaning this isn't a one-trick pony.
— John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Who needs a CPU? Phase change memory acts as an analog computer," 26 Oct. 2017

First Known Use of factorization

1886, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for factorization

factorize (from factor entry 1 + -ize) + -ation

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