factorial

IPA: fæktˈɔriʌɫ

(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.

Examples of "factorial" in Sentences

This pattern is called a factorial in mathematics.
The continuous product of the first 'n' natural numbers is called factorial n and is deonoted by n!
∗ The exclamation mark is called a factorial and represents the product of consecutive integers from 1 to the number before the factorial symbol.
AL CARDENAS, EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN: The types of injuries were multi-factorial, that is, head injuries, orthopedic injuries, abdominal, intra-abdominal injuries.
The results of these studies have led to what is called the factorial hypothesis of heredity, [45] according to which all the visible characters of the adult are produced by (purely hypothetical) factors in the germ-plasm; it is the factors that are inherited, and they, under proper conditions for development, produce the characters.