- (a.) Related to factorials.
- (n.) A name given to the factors of a continued product when the former are derivable from one and the same function F(x) by successively imparting a constant increment or decrement h to the independent variable. Thus the product F(x).F(x + h).F(x + 2h) . . . F[x + (n-1)h] is called a factorial term, and its several factors take the name of factorials.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to a factory.
- (n.) The product of the consecutive numbers from unity up to any given number.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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