Definition of "factorization" [factorization]

• : The process of creating a list of factors. (noun)
• : An expression listing items that, when multiplied together, will produce a desired quantity. (noun)
• A list of factors. (noun)

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• "But, because of the view we have undertaken above, this factorization is not always possible."
• "Quantum computers can also efficiently solve certain mathematical problems, such as factorization, which are classically intractable, and can implement types of cryptography which are classically impossible."
• "I would just want to point out a bad choice of words in one of the first paragraphs: "(...) problems, such as factorization, which are classically intractable (...)"."