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Factorial Notation
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Factorial Notation . . .


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Math - Symbol for Factorial Symbol for a "Factorial" -

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The "factorial of n" is the factorial of a positive integer called n. There are no factorials of negative integers.

The "factorial of n" is the product of n, and all the positive integers smaller than n.

The factorial function is written:

n! = n(n-1)(n-2)(n-3) . . . (1)

The factorial of zero is defined as 1.

0! = 1

Factorials are used to calculate:

1. The number of different ways the same items can be arranged (Permutations)

2. The number of different ways to combine groups of objects without regard to order (Combinations).


Example 1:   ! , 6!

6! = (6)(5)(4)(3)(2)(1)

6! = 720