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Falling and rising factorials

In a falling factorial, the factors are gradually reduced by 1

In a rising factorial, the factors are gradually increased by 1

 


Explanation

The first few falling factorials are

The first few rising factorials are

 


History

The American computer scientist Donald Knuth (1938) developed this notation.


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