Factorial vs Laptop - What's the difference?
factorial | laptop |
(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 = 120.
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a factor or .
Of or pertaining to a factor.
(dated) Of or pertaining to a factory.
(computing) A laptop computer.
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As nouns the difference between factorial and laptop
is that factorial is (mathematics|combinatorics) the result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number in equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!) for example, 5! = 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 = 120 while laptop is laptop.As an adjective factorial
is (mathematics) of or pertaining to a factor or.factorial
English
(wikipedia factorial)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
"n''!" is read as "factorial of ''n''" or "''n factorial."See also
* double factorial * factorial primeAdjective
(en adjective)- (Buchanan)
External links
* * ----laptop
English
(wikipedia laptop)Alternative forms
* lap-top (slightly dated)Noun
(en noun)Revenge of the nerds, passage=Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops , sipping lattes or munching on free food.}}