factorial
factorial
Definition
fac·to·rial (fak tôr′ē əl)
adjective
- of a factor
- Math. of factors or factorials
noun
Math. the product of a given series of consecutive whole numbers beginning with 1 and ending with the specified number the factorial of 5 (5!) is 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5, or 120
factorial
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- n: If you recall, the factorial of a number n is.. n.
Converse of object
- calculate: You also have noticed that I have changed the code for calculating the factorial.
- compute: Computes the factorial of the number in the display.
Adjective modifier
- fractional: Fractional factorials with factors at two and/or four levels.
- full: Factorial screening techniques, either full factorial or sparse matrix approaches, have proved successful in the crystallization of many proteins.
- two-level: D. Steinberg: Model robust response surface designs: scaling two-level factorials.
Modifies a noun
- experiment: Results of a factorial experiment ' , Health Services Research.
- design: END DO END DO END DO For example, suppose we want to write a program called ANOVA to analyze a general factorial design.
- trial: Abstract: A UK wide network of clinical centers will be established to conduct randomized partial factorial trials on current practice of knee replacement.
- function: Here is an example in the language Camelot ( see abstract ), computing the factorial function.
- structure: The classification of smoking by factorial structure of motives.
- analysis: A factorial analysis of the marine carbon cycle controls on atmospheric CO 2.
Noun used with modifier
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