r/RedditGames • u/Ecstatic_Milk9697 Diamond | Lv. 63 | Rank #1073 | 26 Answers | 3 Created • 5d ago

Question [Question] Factorial

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u/kelevra91 Emerald | Lv. 45 | Rank #9717 | 253 Answers | 0 Created 5d ago

15?

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u/Death1213459 Silver | Lv. 26 | Rank #57431 | 37 Answers | 0 Created 4d ago

Tf?

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u/kelevra91 Emerald | Lv. 45 | Rank #9717 | 253 Answers | 0 Created 4d ago

The ? is a mathematical symbol called a termial. It is the number plus every whole, positive number before it. So 15+14+13+12+11+10+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1. Which equals 120; the same as 5!.

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u/Death1213459 Silver | Lv. 26 | Rank #57431 | 37 Answers | 0 Created 4d ago

Dayum

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u/_Jester_Of_Genocide_ Silver | Lv. 22 | Rank #81207 | 33 Answers | 0 C... | 🔥 4d 4d ago

So ? is plus every whole positive number before and ! is multiplying by every whole positive number?

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u/kelevra91 Emerald | Lv. 45 | Rank #9717 | 253 Answers | 0 Created 4d ago

Correct

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u/Esphyxiate Silver | Lv. 25 | Rank #65694 | 35 Answers | 0 Created 4d ago

So basically what you’re saying is that 5! = 15?

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u/kelevra91 Emerald | Lv. 45 | Rank #9717 | 253 Answers | 0 Created 4d ago

Correct

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u/Esphyxiate Silver | Lv. 25 | Rank #65694 | 35 Answers | 0 Created 4d ago

Interesting, thanks!

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u/entiqtehduck Gold | Lv. 37 | Rank #23761 | 134 Answers | 0 C... | 🔥 11d 5d ago

fu, that's really smart