A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount. / (mathematics) The process of factorization.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of factor

plural of factor

(mathematics, transitive) To create a list of the factors of. / (mathematics, transitive) To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.

(mathematics) Capable of being factored. For integers synonyms are composite, non-prime.

plural of factorizer

That which factorizes.

plural of Factor

A surname.

(idiomatic, transitive) To consider as a factor.