The falling factorial \((x)_n\) is defined as \(x \cdot (x - 1) \cdot (x - 2) \cdot \ldots \cdot (x - (n - 1))\).[1]
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\((x)_0\) = 1
\((x)_1\) = x
\((x)_2\) = x(x-1)
\((n)_n\)=n!
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Main article: Factorial
Multifactorials: Double factorial · MultifactorialFalling and rising: Falling factorial · Rising factorial
Other mathematical variants: Alternating factorial · Hyperfactorial · q-factorial · Roman factorial · Subfactorial · Weak factorial · Primorial · Compositorial · Semiprimorial
Tetrational growth: Exponential factorial · Expostfacto function · Superfactorial by Clifford Pickover
Nested Factorials: Tetorial · Petorial · Ectorial · Zettorial · Yottorial
Array-based extensions: Hyperfactorial array notation · Nested factorial notation
Other googological variants: · Tetrofactorial · Superfactorial by Sloane and Plouffe · Torian · Factorexation · Mixed factorial · Bouncing Factorial