Mathematical English Usage - a Glossary

by Jerzy Trzeciak

factor

1
E is similar to F but scaled by a factor 1/3.

Thus E is similar to F with a scale factor 1/3.

The only additional feature is the appearance of a factor of 2.  

2
 The map f factors through the space X.

We can factor g into a product of irreducible elements.


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