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Zero factorial

By definition applies that 0! ≝ 1.

 


Explanation

This is entirely consistent with the definition of the factorial. A factorial is written as

and this leads to the definition

When this is applied for n = 0 you will find 1 = 1 × 0!, so

0! = 1

 


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