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Factorial

Definition: The factorial of a natural number n is the product of all non-zero numbers less than or equal n:

n! := (prod1 <= i <= n i).

Handy notation for a particular product.


Author: Wolfgang Schreiner
Last Modification: November 16, 1999

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