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Pronunciation : Fac*to"ri*al
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to a factory. Buchanan.

2. (Math.)

Defn: Related to factorials.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fac*to"ri*al
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A name given to the factors of a continued product when the former are derivable from one and the same function F(x) by successively imparting a constant increment or decrement h to the independent variable. Thus the product F(x).F(x + h).F(x + 2h) . . . F[x + (n-1)h] is called a factorial term, and its several factors take the name of factorials. Brande & C. (b) The product of the consecutive numbers from unity up to any given number.

(Math.) (a) pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913