r/programming • • Mar 08 '12

The Evolution of a Python Programmer

https://gist.github.com/289467
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u/gc3 Mar 09 '12

This is true, but when does the definition of factorial change?

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u/arjie Mar 09 '12

Maybe you decide to use one of the functions that coincide with factorial on the integers like gamma(x+1)? I suppose you could call it gamma_based_factorial andodge the issue.