OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 55991

double factorial

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doble factorial
For an odd integer, the result of multiplying all the odd integers from 1 to the given number; or for an even integer, the result of multiplying all the even integers from 2 to the given number; symbolised by a double exclamation mark (!!). For example, 9!! = 1 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 9 = 945.
The double factorial notation #92;begin#123;align#125;(2n)#33;#33;amp;#61;2#92;cdot 4#92;cdot 6#92;cdots(2n-2)(2n)#61;2#123;n#125;n#33;#92;#92;(2n#43;1)#33;#33;amp;#61;1#92;cdot 3#…
The symbolical representation of the results of this paper is much facilitated by the introduction of a separate symbol for the product of alternate factors, n#92;cdotn-2#92;cdotn-…
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