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minus-squareyesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 days agoIf you’re doing a factorial the long way, is there any reason to multiply anything times one? It seems like you could just skip it, but I’m not a math guy.
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoIt’s part of the definition, otherwise 1! is undefined.
minus-squaregigastasio@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 days agoI guess if it’s a show-your-work situation then you’d want to keep it in your equations, otherwise, yeah, I don’t see why you couldn’t just drop it.
minus-squareMrQuallzin@pie.eyeofthestorm.placelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoI read that as doing Factorio the long way, which is a good way to play that game
If you’re doing a factorial the long way, is there any reason to multiply anything times one? It seems like you could just skip it, but I’m not a math guy.
It’s part of the definition, otherwise 1! is undefined.
I guess if it’s a show-your-work situation then you’d want to keep it in your equations, otherwise, yeah, I don’t see why you couldn’t just drop it.
I read that as doing Factorio the long way, which is a good way to play that game