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These are counted by the double factorial 15 = (6 − 1)‼. In mathematics, the double factorial of a number n, denoted by n‼, is the product of all the positive integers up to n that have the same parity (odd or even) as n. [1] That is,
In mathematics, the factorial of a non-negative integer, denoted by !, is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to . The factorial of also equals the product of with the next smaller factorial: ! = () = ()! For example, ! =! = =
1. Factorial: if n is a positive integer, n! is the product of the first n positive integers, and is read as "n factorial". 2. Double factorial: if n is a positive integer, n!! is the product of all positive integers up to n with the same parity as n, and is read as "the double factorial of n". 3.
The ratio of the factorial!, that counts all permutations of an ordered set S with cardinality, and the subfactorial (a.k.a. the derangement function) !, which counts the amount of permutations where no element appears in its original position, tends to as grows.
In this article, the symbol () is used to represent the falling factorial, and the symbol () is used for the rising factorial. These conventions are used in combinatorics , [ 4 ] although Knuth 's underline and overline notations x n _ {\displaystyle x^{\underline {n}}} and x n ¯ {\displaystyle x^{\overline {n}}} are increasingly popular.
In logic, a set of symbols is commonly used to express logical representation. The following table lists many common symbols, together with their name, how they should be read out loud, and the related field of mathematics.
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The hyperfactorials were studied beginning in the 19th century by Hermann Kinkelin [3] [4] and James Whitbread Lee Glaisher. [5] [4] As Kinkelin showed, just as the factorials can be continuously interpolated by the gamma function, the hyperfactorials can be continuously interpolated by the K-function.