factor out

• 动词短语，表示将某个因素、元素或变量从整体中排除、忽略或不予考虑；在数学中特指把一个公因子提取到括号外。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of excluding or removing a particular element or variable from a consideration or calculation.

不可数 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Remove from considerationformal

   To deliberately exclude or ignore a particular element or variable when analyzing a situation.

   排除在外

   • When calculating the budget, we need to factor out any one-time expenses.
   • To understand the core issue, you must factor out the emotional responses.
   • The researchers factored out the outliers to get a clearer result.

   同义词discountdisregardexcludeignoreleave outomitset aside

   反义词accountconsiderincludeincorporate

2. Mathematical extractionformal

   In mathematics, to separate a common factor from an expression.

   提取公因式

   • You can factor out the common term 'x' from the equation.
   • The teacher showed how to factor out the greatest common divisor.
   • Factor out the negative sign to simplify the expression.

   同义词extractpull outremoveseparate outtake out

基本动词factor