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    factor out

    US /ˈfæktɚ aʊt/

    ・

    UK /ˈfæktə aut/

    B2
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo rewrite an expression by removing a common factor from its terms.
    You can factor out a 2 from the expression 2x + 4 to get 2(x + 2).
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo exclude something when making a decision or calculation.
    We need to factor out personal feelings when making a business decision.

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    Why Car Ownership Is Getting So Expensive | CNBC Marathon

    44:14Why Car Ownership Is Getting So Expensive | CNBC Marathon
    • It's the most important factor out there in the in the marketplace for people.

      It's the most important factor out there in the in the marketplace for people.

    • It's the most important factor out there in the marketplace for people.

      It's the most important factor out there in the marketplace for people.

    B1

    [subtitle] Steve Jobs Lost Interview 1990 [50 min version from wgbh]

    50:08[subtitle] Steve Jobs Lost Interview 1990 [50 min version from wgbh]
    • Well, though the analogy is nowhere perfect and certainly ah one needs to factor out the

      Well, though the analogy is nowhere perfect and certainly ah one needs to factor out the

    • Well, though the analogy is nowhere perfect, and certainly, one needs to factor out the environmental concerns of the analogy as well, there is a lot to be said for comparing it to going from trains, from passenger trains to automobiles.

      Well, though the analogy is nowhere perfect, and certainly, one needs to factor out the environmental concerns of the analogy as well, there is a lot to be said for comparing it to going from trains, from passenger trains to automobiles.

    A2

    Week 0, continued

    04:00Week 0, continued
    • And as soon as you notice yourself doing something again and again, or worse yet, copying and pasting programming code that you've written, it's probably an opportunity to factor out whatever you keep copying and pasting and putting it in something called a function.

      And as soon as you notice yourself doing something again and again, or worse yet, copying and pasting programming code that you've written, it's probably an opportunity to factor out whatever you keep copying and pasting and putting it in something called a function.

    • And as soon as you notice yourself doing something again and again, or worse yet, copying and pasting programming code that you've written, it's probably an opportunity to factor out whatever you keep copying and pasting and putting it in something called a function.

      And as soon as you notice yourself doing something again and again, or worse yet, copying and pasting programming code that you've written, it's probably an opportunity to factor out whatever you keep copying and pasting and putting it in something called a function.

    B1

    Google I/O 2011: Learning to Love JavaScript !

    03:26Google I/O 2011: Learning to Love JavaScript !
    • But I've got the ability to factor out code, um, into something like a macro or a trait, um, using mix-ins.

      But I've got the ability to factor out code, um, into something like a macro or a trait, um, using mix-ins.

    • But I've got the ability to factor out code

      But I've got the ability to factor out code

    B1