Re: factorial
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2002 18:22:33 GMT
Message-ID: <JB0_7.6231$cD4.9694_at_www.newsranger.com>
In article <Il0_7.6221$cD4.9750_at_www.newsranger.com>, Mikito Harakiri says...
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>In article <c0d87ec0.0201060832.1a083c47_at_posting.google.com>, --CELKO-- says...
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>>>> 2. If not why, and what would be the correct recursive definition? <<
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>>Why not use the gamma function?
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>That's an interesting perspective: is there analytic representation for any
>recursive definition?
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I doubt that there is analytic function in complex plane that is identical to Ackerman's function on integer subset, because Ackerman's function is growing faster than any analytic function. Therefore, you are correct, Joe's suggestion to substitute recursive definition for analytical one is of limited applicability. Received on Sun Jan 06 2002 - 19:22:33 CET