Definitions
1.verbTo find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
2.verb(of a number or other mathematical object) To be a product of other objects.
3.verb(commercial) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.
4.nounA financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.
5.nounThe process of factorization.