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For example, 9!! = 1 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 9 = 945. Double factorials are used in trigonometric integrals, [92] in expressions for the gamma function at half-integers and the volumes of hyperspheres, [93] and in counting binary trees and perfect matchings. [91] [94] Exponential factorial
The factorial of a positive n may be written as the product of two double factorials: [3]! =!! ...
An alternative notation for the rising factorial () is the less common () +. When () + is used to denote the rising factorial, the notation () is typically used for the ordinary falling factorial, to avoid confusion. [3]
The term "factorial number system" is used by Knuth, [3] while the French equivalent "numération factorielle" was first used in 1888. [4] The term "factoradic", which is a portmanteau of factorial and mixed radix, appears to be of more recent date.
In mathematics, Stirling's approximation (or Stirling's formula) is an asymptotic approximation for factorials. It is a good approximation, leading to accurate results even for small values of . It is named after James Stirling, though a related but less precise result was first stated by Abraham de Moivre. [1] [2] [3]
2.3 Trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, hyperbolic, and inverse hyperbolic functions relationship 2.4 Modified-factorial denominators 2.5 Binomial coefficients
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In mathematics, the gamma function (represented by Γ, capital Greek letter gamma) is the most common extension of the factorial function to complex numbers.Derived by Daniel Bernoulli, the gamma function () is defined for all complex numbers except non-positive integers, and for every positive integer =, () = ()!.