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factoring out

factoring out is the present participle and gerund of factor out.

Meaning of factor out

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.

Questions about factoring out

What is factoring out the present participle and gerund of?
Factoring out is the present participle and gerund of factor out.

Words near factoring out in the dictionary

  1. factorials
  2. factoried
  3. factories
  4. factoring
  5. factoring in
  6. factoring out
  7. factoring through
  8. factorings
  9. factorion
  10. factorions
  11. factorisable

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