110
270! degrees
(lemmy.nz)
Which is roughly 6.7*10^540.
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2025
110 points (93.0% liked)
Unexpected Factorial
224 readers
25 users here now
When you use an exclamation mark with a number, you’re actually implying it’s not a normal number any more. It’s a factorial!
Ok, so how does this work?
5!=1×2×3×4×5=120
6!=720
These numbers get really large. For example:
15!≈1.3×10^12
So, next time you see a headline with 2000! in it, you’ll know what to expect.
There are also double factorials (n!!) and iterated factorials (n!)!, and they aren’t the same thing. Just add more exclamation marks and you get multifactorial. Check wikipedia to see how spicy it gets.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
Better yet we make the circle 2π and then divide it such that no one knows what it means
2π (radians) is mathematically useful because one angle unit at a distance of 1 has a length of 1. It's not intended for navigation.
Or we can switch to polor coordinates and then use this for navigation
How are there 2 πs in a circle when you only get to eat 1 π?
The Big π is lying to you you can eat 2π
but aren't those 2π technically 4π? i'm so confused