分ぶん解かい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

disassembly; taking apart; breaking down

General physical or mechanical sense: separating something into its parts or components. Can be used transitively or intransitively.

• 古ふるいパソコンを分ぶん解かいして部ぶ品ひんを取とり出だした。

  I took apart the old computer and removed the parts.

• このおもちゃは簡かん単たんに分ぶん解かいできる。

  This toy can be easily taken apart.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

decomposition; breakdown; disintegration

Chemistry sense: a substance breaking down into simpler substances, or the process of causing this. Often used for organic matter, chemical compounds, or degradation.

• 水みずは電でん気き分ぶん解かいによって水すい素そと酸さん素そに分ぶん解かいされる。

  Water is decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis.

• 落おち葉ばは微び生せい物ぶつによって分ぶん解かいされる。

  Fallen leaves are decomposed by microorganisms.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

factorization; factoring

Mathematics sense: expressing a number or polynomial as a product of factors. Commonly used in algebra and number theory.

• この式しきを因いん数すう分ぶん解かいしてください。

  Please factor this expression.

• 12を素そ因いん数すう分ぶん解かいすると2×2×3になる。

  Factoring 12 into prime factors gives 2×2×3.