My favorite professor in college used to pronounce n! as “n, dammit.” He was awesome, and a true rogue!

The “proper” way to pronounce it is “n factorial.” And here’s what it means:

When working with factorials, it is important to remember what can and can’t be done. Here’s how to use them in fractions:

You will have to work with factorials in Permutations and Combinations (info on those coming tomorrow). Here’s what factorial work will look like then:

These are all important steps for the upcoming post on Wednesday about “How to Calculate Permutations and Combinations”.

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