factorize

Discussion in 'Linguistics' started by mathman, Jan 1, 2015.

  1. mathman Valued Senior Member

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    I've seen the word "factorize" used often (meaning to find factors of a polynomial). When did this word start being used?
     
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  3. Fraggle Rocker Staff Member

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    Make friends with Dictionary.com . It says that the word originated in the late 1850s.
     
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  5. mathman Valued Senior Member

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    I'm somewhat surprised that it goes that far back. I never enountered it during my student days. I only became aware of it in recent years in forums like this.
     
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  7. sideshowbob Sorry, wrong number. Valued Senior Member

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    When in doubt: Shakespeare said it first.

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  8. KitemanSA Registered Senior Member

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    The internet has done wonders to spread previously limited stupidities.
     

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