Factoring \Fac"tor*ing\, n. (Math.)
The act of resolving into factors.
Factor \Fac"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Factored} (-t?rd); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Factoring}.] (Mach.)
To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.
factoring
n : (mathematics) the resolution of an integer or polynomial
into factors such that when multiplied together they give
the integer or polynomial [syn: {factorization}, {factorisation}]