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factorial

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

The result of multiplying a whole number by every whole number smaller than it, down to one.

"The factorial of 4 is 24, since 4 times 3 times 2 times 1 equals 24."

Written with an exclamation mark, so "4!" means the factorial of 4.