[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/factorial/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) / factorial

# factorial

noun

«factorial» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Commentators note that Sefer Yetzirah counts how many ways the letters can be arranged and see in the huge numbers the endless range of creation.

### Meaning

In mathematics, the result of multiplying a whole number by every smaller whole number down to one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/factorial/#m1)

### Examples

- The factorials up to that of 1"2 are as follows: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/factorial/#x1)
- The Sefer Yetzirah gives the factorials up to that of seven and concludes the Mishnah by saying: "Go and count further, what the mouth is unable to pronounce, and the ear is unable to hear." (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/factorial/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «factorial» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/factorial/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«factorial» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/factorial.html) on Mova free.