3 * Polynomial factorization. */
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23 #ifndef GINAC_FACTOR_H
24 #define GINAC_FACTOR_H
30 /** Factorizes univariate and multivariate polynomials.
32 * The default option is factor_options::polynomial, which means that factor()
33 * will only factorize an expression if it is a proper polynomial (i.e. the
34 * flag info_flags::polynomial is set). Given the option factor_options::all,
35 * factor() will factorize all subexpressions, e.g. polynomials containing
36 * functions or polynomials inside function arguments.
38 * @param[in] poly expression to factorize
39 * @param[in] option options to influence the factorization
40 * @return factorized expression
42 extern ex factor(const ex& poly, unsigned options = 0);
46 #endif // ndef GINAC_FACTOR_H