Difference between revisions of "Factorial"

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= See Also =
 
= See Also =
  
* [[GammaFn]] : The gamma function.  n! = [[GammaFn(n+1)]]
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* [[GammaFn]] : The gamma function.  n! = [[GammaFn]](n+1)
 
* [[LGamma]]: The natural logarithm of the gamma function
 
* [[LGamma]]: The natural logarithm of the gamma function
 
* [[Combinations]], [[Permutations]]
 
* [[Combinations]], [[Permutations]]

Revision as of 19:06, 18 May 2007


Factorial(n)

Computes the factorial of a positive integer n. The factorial of a positive integer is defined as:

n! = Product(1..n)

The factorial function grows very rapidly, resulting in a numeric overflow when n>170. However, the log factorial can often be used in its place, which can be obtained using:

LGamma(n+1)

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