factorial
/fækˈtɔːɹi.əl/ noun, adjective
Forms factorials
- noun (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 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.
- adjective (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a factor or factorial.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a factor, a kind of business agent.
- adjective (dated) Of or pertaining to a factory.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of or pertaining to a factory. Buchanan.
- adjective Related to factorials.
- noun 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) . . .
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “factorial”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details