
What does the factorial of a negative number signify?
So, basically, factorial gives us the arrangements. Now, the question is why do we need to know the factorial of a negative number?, let's say -5. How can we imagine that there are -5 seats, and we …
Defining the factorial of a real number - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Oct 19, 2016 · I'm curious, how is the factorial of a real number defined? Intuitively, it should be: x! = 0 x! = 0 if x ≤ 1 x ≤ 1 x! = ∞ x! = ∞ if x> 1 x> 1 Since it would be the product of all real numbers preceding …
factorial - Why does 0! = 1? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Possible Duplicate: Prove 0! = 1 0! = 1 from first principles Why does 0! = 1 0! = 1? All I know of factorial is that x! x! is equal to the product of all the numbers that come before it. The product of 0 and …
Factorial, but with addition - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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How do we calculate factorials for numbers with decimal places?
I was playing with my calculator when I tried $1.5!$. It came out to be $1.32934038817$. Now my question is that isn't factorial for natural numbers only? Like $2!$ is $2\\times1$, but how do we e...
How to find the factorial of a fraction? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Moreover, they start getting the factorial of negative numbers, like −1 2! = π−−√ 1 2! = π How is this possible? What is the definition of the factorial of a fraction? What about negative numbers? I tried …
What is the term for a factorial type operation, but with summation ...
What is the term for a factorial type operation, but with summation instead of products? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 5 months ago Modified 1 month ago
Any shortcut to calculate factorial of a number (Without calculator or ...
Jun 29, 2015 · 12 I've been searching the internet for quite a while now to find anything useful that could help me to figure out how to calculate factorial of a certain number without using calculator but no …
What is the practical application of factorials
It is a valid question to extend the factorial, a function with natural numbers as argument, to larger domains, like real or complex numbers. The gamma function also showed up several times as …
Why negative factorial doesn't exists? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Oct 6, 2021 · I've been told that factorials of negative numbers doesn't exists that's what I also found while trying to calculate factorial of negative $1$. But, I can see that graph of factorial $x$ is even …