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factor out

factor out verb: to isolate a common factor from an expression.

Verb

factor out (third-person singular simple present factors out, present participle factoring out, simple past and past participle factored out)

  1. (transitive) To isolate a common factor from an expression.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To not consider as a factor; to omit.

Antonyms of factor out

Forms of factor out

third-person singular presentfactors out
present participlefactoring out
past participlefactored out
pastfactored out

Questions about factor out

What does factor out mean?
Factor out means to isolate a common factor from an expression.
What part of speech is factor out?
Factor out is a verb.
What is the past tense of factor out?
The past tense of factor out is factored out.

Words near factor out in the dictionary

  1. factor in
  2. factor IX
  3. factor market
  4. factor markets
  5. factor of production
  6. factor out
  7. factor ring
  8. factor rings
  9. factor space
  10. factor spaces
  11. factor through

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