factor out

escludere, eliminare l’effetto di

Lasciare fuori un elemento o il suo effetto quando si calcola o si valuta un risultato.

In inglese semplice: To leave something out when considering or calculating a result.

• Factor out the cost of travel.
• They factored out inflation before comparing the prices.
• Can we factor weather out of our analysis?

Come si usa: factor something out of something (We factored seasonal changes out of the sales figures.)

Sinonimi: exclude, leave out, disregard

Contrari: include

Espressioni comuni: factor out something, factor out inflation, factor out costs

raccogliere a fattor comune

Scrivere un fattore comune fuori dalle parentesi, lasciando dentro le parti rimanenti.

In inglese semplice: To write a shared number or mathematical part outside brackets, leaving the other parts inside.

• Factor out the common number.
• She factored out two to write 2x + 4 as 2(x + 2).
• Can you factor x out of both terms?

Come si usa: factor something out of something (Factor three out of the expression 3x + 6.)

Sinonimi: extract a common factor

Espressioni comuni: factor out something, factor out numbers