factorial

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factorial

$\begin{usage} factorial(a, s, n) \end{usage}$

Signature

factorial: (%, %, MachineInteger) $\to$ %

$\begin{params} {\em a, s} & \% & Elements of the ring\\ {\em n} & \htmlref{\texttt{MachineInteger}}{MachineInteger} & A nonnegative integer\\\end{params}$

$\begin{retval} Returns the generalized factorial $\prod_{i=0}^{n-1} (a + i s)$. \end{retval}$

Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13