- highest common factor
- highest common factor ► NOUN ▪ the highest number that can be divided exactly into each of two or more numbers.
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highest common factor — noun (C) technical the largest number that a set of numbers can be divided by exactly: the highest common factor of 12, 24 and 30 is 6 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
highest common factor — noun the highest number that can be divided exactly into each of two or more numbers … English new terms dictionary
highest common factor — UK [ˌhaɪəst ˌkɒmən ˈfæktə(r)] / US [ˌhaɪəst ˌkɑmən ˈfæktər] noun [singular] maths the highest number that can be divided exactly into each number in a particular set … English dictionary
highest common factor — noun the greatest number which is a factor (def. 2) of all the numbers in the group of numbers in question. Abbrev.: HCF, h.c.f …
highest common factor — Math. See greatest common divisor. Abbr.: H.C.F. * * * … Universalium
common factor — noun an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly • Syn: ↑common divisor, ↑common measure • Hypernyms: ↑divisor, ↑factor • Hyponyms: ↑greatest common divisor, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
common factor — /kɒmən ˈfæktə/ (say komuhn faktuh) noun Mathematics an integer which is an exact divisor of two or more given integers. The highest common factor (or greatest common divisor) is the largest factor of a set of integers …
common measure — noun 1. a time signature indicating four beats to the bar • Syn: ↑common time, ↑four four time, ↑quadruple time • Hypernyms: ↑musical time 2. an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
common divisor — noun an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly • Syn: ↑common factor, ↑common measure • Hypernyms: ↑divisor, ↑factor • Hyponyms: ↑greatest common divisor, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Factor analysis — is a statistical method used to describe variability among observed, correlated variables in terms of a potentially lower number of unobserved, uncorrelated variables called factors. In other words, it is possible, for example, that variations in … Wikipedia
