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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
"n!" is read as "factorial of n" or "n factorial."
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Translations[edit]
mathematical operation or its result
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Adjective[edit]
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.
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References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
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- Superseded spelling of fatorial. (Superseded in Brazil by the 1943 spelling reform and by the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 elsewhere.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[edit]
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- Superseded spelling of fatorial. (Superseded in Brazil by the 1943 spelling reform and by the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 elsewhere.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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French factorielle.
Adjective[edit]
factorial m or n (feminine singular factorială, masculine plural factoriali, feminine and neuter plural factoriale)
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
factorial m (plural factoriales)
Further reading[edit]
- “factorial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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