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Factorial Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Factorial has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer

"1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials"

2

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.