factoring
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- n (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
- v resolve into factors
- v be a contributing factor
- v consider as relevant when making a decision
- Private economists, who have been factoring an economic stimulus package into their recovery forecasts since the attacks, are already reaching the point when it's ceasing to matter .
- But that assessment would be meaningless without factoring in all the benefits I've enjoyed from switching to the keyboard.
- But as numbers get larger, factoring them becomes increasingly difficult.