因子 (yīn zǐ) — (math) factor, divisor | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(math) factordivisor

Measure word · 个

因子1。
Zhè ge shù de yīn zǐ bāo kuò 1 hé tā běn shēn.
The factors of this number include 1 and itself.
因子。
Duō xiàng shì kě yǐ fēn jiě wèi ruò gān gè yīn zǐ de chéng jī.
A polynomial can be decomposed into the product of several factors.
因子。
Zhǎo chū liǎng gè shù de gōng yīn zǐ shì xué xí fēn shù de jī chǔ.
Finding the common factors of two numbers is the basis for learning fractions.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

因yīncause/factor

子zǐnoun-forming ending

因 gives the idea of cause or factor, and 子 makes the whole word a term for a mathematical factor.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

囗大因

Originally, 因 showed 大 (a person) on 囗 (a sheet or mattress).

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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