nonfactorability
|non-fac-tor-a-bil-i-ty|
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/ˌnɑn.fæk.tə.rəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
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/ˌnɒn.fæk.tə.rəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
not able to be factored
Etymology
'nonfactorability' originates from Modern English, specifically the elements 'non-' and 'factorability', where 'non-' meant 'not' and 'factorability' meant 'capability of being factored'.
'factorability' developed from the noun 'factor' plus the suffix '-ability'; 'factor' comes from Latin 'factor' (from 'facere'), and the compound 'non-' + 'factorability' produced the modern coinage 'nonfactorability'.
Initially it meant 'not capable of being factored', and over time it has retained this specialized mathematical meaning of 'unable to be factored'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the property or state of being not factorable; the inability of an expression, polynomial, integer, or other mathematical object to be written as a product of simpler nontrivial factors.
The nonfactorability of the polynomial over the rationals was established by the argument.
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Last updated: 2026/01/20 08:29