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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Introducing, the signed factorial: ¡n! = n × -(n-1) × (n-2) x -(n-3) x ... x (-1)^(n-2)(2) ×(-1)^(n-1)(1)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We did it Lemmy!

Where’s our Nobel prize.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There's no Nobel price for mathematics, but I can accept the one for peace instead.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

I heard biology branches out.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'd prefer an alternative definition that starts with the base case ¡0! = 1, and then for n > 0 we define ¡n! = n * -¡(n-1)!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How are you going to flip the signs though?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

oop there was a real stupid typo where I forgot the minus sign lmao

it's fixed now