nLab factorial

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Definition

For kk \in \mathbb{N} a natural number, its factorial k!k! \in \mathbb{N} is the number obtained by multiplying all positive natural numbers less than or equal to kk:

k!1234(k1)k. k! \;\coloneqq\; 1 \cdot 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 \cdot \cdots \cdot (k-1) \cdot k \,.

In combinatorics, the definition usually extends to k=0k = 0 by setting 0!=10! = 1. This may be justified by defining k!k! to be the number of permutations of a set with kk elements.

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