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overfactorization

overfactorization noun: the use or consideration of excessive factors in factor analysis.

Noun

overfactorization (uncountable)

  1. The use or consideration of excessive factors in factor analysis.
    • Shall we stop the process of factoring at this point, or go on to test a third hypothesis? […] The question of when to stop factoring is one of the major points of controversy in factor analysis, and the criticisms which one factorist may direct against the work of another quite commonly deal with...1959, Solomon Diamond, Information and error, pages 224–225

Antonyms of overfactorization

Origin of overfactorization

From over- + factor + -ization.

Questions about overfactorization

What does overfactorization mean?
Overfactorization means the use or consideration of excessive factors in factor analysis.
What part of speech is overfactorization?
Overfactorization is a noun.

Words near overfactorization in the dictionary

  1. overface
  2. overfaced
  3. overfaces
  4. overfacile
  5. overfacing
  6. overfactorization
  7. overfaint
  8. overfaithful
  9. overfaithfully
  10. overfall
  11. overfallen

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