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Pochhammer symbol

Pochhammer symbol noun: the notation (x)ₙ, where n is a non-negative integer, which depending on the context represents either the rising factorial or the falling factorial.

Noun

Pochhammer symbol (plural Pochhammer symbols)

  1. The notation (x)ₙ, where n is a non-negative integer, which depending on the context represents either the rising factorial or the falling factorial.

Forms of Pochhammer symbol

pluralPochhammer symbols

Origin of Pochhammer symbol

Introduced by Leo August Pochhammer.

Questions about Pochhammer symbol

What does Pochhammer symbol mean?
Pochhammer symbol means the notation (x)ₙ, where n is a non-negative integer, which depending on the context represents either the rising factorial or the falling factorial.
What part of speech is Pochhammer symbol?
Pochhammer symbol is a noun.
What is the plural of Pochhammer symbol?
The plural of Pochhammer symbol is Pochhammer symbols.

Words near Pochhammer symbol in the dictionary

  1. Poche
  2. Pocheon
  3. Poches
  4. pochette
  5. pochettes
  6. Pochhammer symbol
  7. Pochhammer symbols
  8. Pochidia
  9. pochismo
  10. pochismos
  11. pocho

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