factorial
(adjective) of or relating to factorials
factorial
(noun) the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer; “1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
factorial (plural factorials)
(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 Ă— 2 Ă— 3 Ă— 4 Ă— 5 = 120.
"n!" is read as "factorial of n" or "n factorial."
• double factorial
• falling factorial
• rising factorial
factorial (comparative more factorial, superlative most factorial)
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a factor or factorial.
Of or pertaining to a factor, a kind of business agent.
(dated) Of or pertaining to a factory.
Source: Wiktionary
Fac*to"ri*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a factory. Buchanan.
2. (Math.)
Definition: Related to factorials.
Fac*to"ri*al, n. (Math.) (a) pl.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
