factorial
English
Etymology
factor + -ial
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fækˈtɔːɹi.əl/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
factorial (plural factorials)
- (mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.
Usage notes
"n!" is read as "factorial of n" or "n factorial."
Hyponyms
- double factorial
- falling factorial
- rising factorial
Related terms
- fact
- faction
- factor
- factorial prime
- factory
- fashion
Translations
mathematical operation or its result
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Adjective
factorial (comparative more factorial, superlative most factorial)
- (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a factor or factorial.
- Of or pertaining to a factor, a kind of business agent.
- 2004, The Digest: Annotated British, Commonwealth, and European Cases
- The latter sold the goods to a customer who was cashier to certain creditors of the agents without disclosing the factorial capacity in which they acted.
- 2004, The Digest: Annotated British, Commonwealth, and European Cases
- (dated) Of or pertaining to a factory.
Derived terms
- factorial experiment
- factorial table
See also
- primorial
References
factorial on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- factorial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- factorial in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Portuguese
Noun
factorial m (plural factoriais)
- Superseded spelling of fatorial. (Superseded in Brazil by the 1943 spelling reform and by the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 elsewhere. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and as an alternative spelling in Portugal.)
Adjective
factorial m or f (plural factoriais)
- Superseded spelling of fatorial. (Superseded in Brazil by the 1943 spelling reform and by the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 elsewhere. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and as an alternative spelling in Portugal.)
Romanian
Etymology
From French factorielle.
Adjective
factorial m or n (feminine singular factorială, masculine plural factoriali, feminine and neuter plural factoriale)
- factorial
Declension
Declension of factorial
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | factorial | factorială | factoriali | factoriale | ||
definite | factorialul | factoriala | factorialii | factorialele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | factorial | factoriale | factoriali | factoriale | ||
definite | factorialului | factorialei | factorialilor | factorialelor |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faɡtoˈɾjal/ [faɣ̞.t̪oˈɾjal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: fac‧to‧rial
Adjective
factorial (plural factoriales)
- factorial
Derived terms
- análisis factorial
Noun
factorial m (plural factoriales)
- (mathematics) factorial
Further reading
- “factorial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014