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factoring through

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

Meaning of factor through

Verb

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

  1. Said of a morphism: to be equal to a composition of two morphisms, one of which is the given morphism (that is being said to be "factored through").
    • LEMMA 16.3 An arrow f#58;A#92;rightarrowB is epic iff 1#95;B is the smallest sub-object of B that f factors through.1995, Colin McLarty, Elementary Categories, Elementary Toposes, page 142

Questions about factoring through

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

Words near factoring through in the dictionary

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

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