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{{Built-in|Factorial|!}} is a [[monadic]] [[scalar function]] which gives the [[wikipedia:factorial|factorial]] of a non-negative integer. Factorial | {{Built-in|Factorial|!}} is a [[monadic]] [[scalar function]] which gives the [[wikipedia:factorial|factorial]] of a non-negative integer. Factorial takes its [[glyph]] <source lang=apl inline>!</source> from [[Comparison_with_traditional_mathematics#Prefix|traditional mathematics]] but, like all [[monadic function]]s, takes its argument on the right <source lang=apl inline>!Y</source> instead of traditional mathematics' <math>Y!</math>. It shares the glyph with the dyadic arithmetic function [[Binomial]]. | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
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== Extended definition == | == Extended definition == | ||
In multiple implementations, this function has an extended definition using the [[wikipedia:Gamma function|Gamma function]] Gamma(n), so that it is defined for real and [[complex]] numbers. Because Gamma(n) equals (n-1)!, <source lang=apl inline>!Y</source> is defined as Gamma(Y+1). | In multiple implementations, this function has an extended definition using the [[wikipedia:Gamma function|Gamma function]] <math>\Gamma(n)</math>, so that it is defined for real and [[complex]] numbers. Because <math>\Gamma(n)</math> equals <math>(n-1)!</math>, <source lang=apl inline>!Y</source> is defined as <math>\Gamma(Y+1)</math>. | ||
<source lang=apl> | <source lang=apl> | ||