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FACTORIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The product of all the integers up to and including a given integer
Example:
1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("factorial" is a kind of...):
mathematical product; product (a quantity obtained by multiplication)
Derivation:
factorial (of or relating to factorials)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
factorial (the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer)
Derivation:
factorial (the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer)