FACTORIALS

Noun

factorials

plural of factorial

Anagrams

• solfataric

Source: Wiktionary


FACTORIAL

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



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