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Factorial

Factorial Meaning & Definition
Factorial Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Factorial?

[n] the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer; "1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials"
[adj] of or relating to factorials

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See Also | mathematical product | product

Factorial In Webster's Dictionary

\Fac*to"ri*al\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a factory. --Buchanan. 2. (Math.) Related to factorials.
\Fac*to"ri*al\, n. (Math.) (a) pl. A name given to the factors of a continued product when the former are derivable from one and the same function F(x) by successively imparting a constant increment or decrement h to the independent variable. Thus the product F(x).F(x + h).F(x + 2h) . . . F[x + (n-1)h] is called a factorial term, and its several factors take the name of factorials. --Brande & C. (b) The product of the consecutive numbers from unity up to any given number.

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