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NAME
fact - factorial
SYNOPSIS
fact(x)
TYPES
x int
return int
DESCRIPTION
Return the factorial of a number. Factorial is defined as:
x! = 1 * 2 * 3 * ... * x-1 * x
0! = 1
EXAMPLE
> print fact(10), fact(5), fact(2), fact(1), fact(0)
3628800 120 2 1 1
> print fact(40)
815915283247897734345611269596115894272000000000
LIMITS
2^24 > x >= 0
y < 2^24
LINK LIBRARY
void zfact(NUMBER x, *ret)
SEE ALSO
comb, perm
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