Stirling's formula
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stirling's formula — noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after James Stirling died 1770 Scottish mathematician : a formula giving the approximate value of the factorial of any very large number * * * /sterr lingz/, Math. a relation that approximates the… … Useful english dictionary
Stirling's formula — noun Etymology: James Stirling died 1770 Scottish mathematician Date: 1908 a formula √2πn] nn e n that approximates the value of the factorial of a very large number n … New Collegiate Dictionary
Stirling's formula — /stɜlɪŋz ˈfɔmjələ/ (say sterlingz fawmyuhluh) noun a formula giving the approximate value of the factorial of a large number. {named after James Stirling, 1692–1770, Scottish mathematician} …
Stirling's approximation — In mathematics, Stirling s approximation (or Stirling s formula) is an approximation for large factorials. It is named in honour of James Stirling.The formula is written as:n! approx sqrt{2pi n}, left(frac{n}{e} ight)^{n}.Roughly, this means that … Wikipedia
Stirling, James — ▪ British mathematician born 1692, Garden, Stirling, Scotland died December 5, 1770, Edinburgh Scottish mathematician who contributed important advances to the theory of infinite series and infinitesimal calculus. No absolutely… … Universalium
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