👉 The term "decomposition" is often used in mathematics to describe a process of breaking down or reducing something into smaller, simpler parts. For example, if you have a large number N and want to find out how many factors it has, you would break N down into its prime factors (2's, 3's, 5's) and count them. In the context of algebra, decompensation is a method used in solving systems of linear equations. It involves finding a set of