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Factorial




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Gamma, Beta, Erf > Factorial[n] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at n==n0/;n0!=-m





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Input Form





n! \[Proportional] Subscript[n, 0]! (1 + PolyGamma[1 + Subscript[n, 0]] (n - Subscript[n, 0]) + (1/2) (PolyGamma[1, 1 + Subscript[n, 0]] + PolyGamma[1 + Subscript[n, 0]]^2) (n - Subscript[n, 0])^2 + (1/6) (PolyGamma[1 + Subscript[n, 0]]^3 + 3 PolyGamma[1, 1 + Subscript[n, 0]] PolyGamma[1 + Subscript[n, 0]] + PolyGamma[2, 1 + Subscript[n, 0]]) (n - Subscript[n, 0])^3 + \[Ellipsis]) /; (n -> Subscript[n, 0]) && !(Element[-Subscript[n, 0], Integers] && -Subscript[n, 0] > 0)








Standard Form





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Rule Form





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