A few days ago
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What does the ! symbol in math mean?

I need to know what this math symbol means because I’ve never used it before and I’m working on some homework that my teachers gave us for over the summer, and I have NO idea what it means and the book doesn’t say… SO if you know PLEASE explain!

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A few days ago
K In the House

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It means the problem is exciting.

Kidding …

The symbol “!” is the “factorial” … when you see it after a number it means that you need to take the product from 1 to that number. In other words, 5! is read “five factorial” and in a problem you multiply:

1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 = 120

3! is:

1 x 2 x 3 = 6

Some calculators have the factorial on a key and will do the calculation automatically.

Hope that helps.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
it means factorial. 5! would be 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1. 10! would be 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1. (the x’s are not variables it is all multiplied)
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A few days ago
Anonymous
It means ‘Factorial’.

4! = 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24

10! = 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 3628800

etc.

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A few days ago
Trice101
5!: 1*2*3*4*5=120

6!: 1*2*3*4*5*6= 720

In mathematics, the factorial of a non-negative integer n is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to n.

So basically you take whatever number it is and do what i did with 5! and 6! and if its in a equation solve it first example:

5!*6x

it would be (1*2*3*4*5) * 6x

Do the math and its 120 * 6x then you would solve the equation

Hope this helps!

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A few days ago
Anonymous
alright say it says !7 or 7! you do 7*6*5*4*3*2*1 if it is !6 or 6! you do 6*5*4*3*2*1 and * = multiply sign. and it means factorial btw. good luck. over summer homework sucks.
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A few days ago
MBA seeker
factorial.

4! = 4*3*2*1=24

9! = 9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1

It is used in statistics and probabilities

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5 years ago
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It is a radical root. With no other symbol in front of it, it means “square root of”. With a small number placed slightly above center before the symbol, it indicates which root to take. For example, ³√x means “cube root of x”.
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A few days ago
the Politics of Pikachu
It means factorial.

So, if you see 5!, it really is 5x4x3x2x1

so 3! is 3x2x1

and 6! is 6x5x4x3x2x1

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A few days ago
Anonymous
adding on to what other’s have said 0! is 1
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A few days ago
Travis Barker♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫
it means math isnt something fun like what u would use ! with
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