Factorize Is Product
A mock dictionary entry for 'factorize' with two math examples and one wisecrack about Marvel Studios.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-07-14-factorize-is-product/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
"Factorize, verb: to characterize as a product."
35 = the product of 5 and 7
x² − 9 = the product of x + 3 and x − 3
Marvel Studios = the product of adolescent fantasy and corporate synergy