WordNet says: Noun S: (n) factor (anything that contributes causally to a result) "a number of factors determined the outcome" S: (n) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient (an abstract part of something) "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" S: (n) factor (any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together) S: (n) divisor, factor (one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer) "what are the 4 factors of 6?" S: (n) agent, factor, broker (a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission) S: (n) factor (an independent variable in statistics) S: (n) gene, cistron, factor ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity) "genes were formerly called factors" Verb S: (v) factor, factor in, factor out (resolve into factors) "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
--hsm > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 7:54 AM > To: 'The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search list' > Subject: Re: [Prime] prime25 > > > Julien, > > I consulted two dictionaries on "factoring" versus "factorizing". > > Harrap's Chambers Encyclopedic dictionary only knows the verb > "factorise" (British English I suppose) or "factorize" (USA English"). > > Longman Dictionary of contemporary English only knows the > verb "factor" and states it is USA English. > > So there are at least three forms of the same verb :-) > > Regards, > > Jacob > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 2006-10-15 21:54 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Prime] prime25 > > > > HI, I (better my computer) am actually contributing to GIMPS > > prime research > > using prime25 > > ver. 24.14 software. > > Intermediate algorithm statistic results are displayed as > > :[date time] > > Factoring.........up to .. > > Should it not be Factorizing ? > > This does evidently not affect the quality and performance of > > the algorithm > > nor the image of > > the GIMPS community,but just for the mathematical rigor! > > Please let me know about my concern, i.e. if I'm wright or wrong? > > > > Best regards from a poor old professor > > Julien Kipgen > > _______________________________________________ > > Prime mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime > > > _______________________________________________ > Prime mailing list > [email protected] > http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime > _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
