Big Factorials - Numberphile

2022-03-24

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Large factorials and the use of Stirling's Approximation. Featuring Professor Ken McLaughlin.

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Professor McLaughlin is based at Colorado State University: https://www.math.colostate.edu/~kenmcl/

We filmed this during his time at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute.

69 Factorial: /youtube/video/kw6l_uTakRA

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