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subfactorial

subfactorial noun: the amount of possible derangements of a set that has a given number of distinct elements.

Noun

subfactorial (plural subfactorials)

  1. The amount of possible derangements of a set that has a given number of distinct elements.

Forms of subfactorial

pluralsubfactorials

Origin of subfactorial

From sub- + factorial.

Questions about subfactorial

What does subfactorial mean?
Subfactorial means the amount of possible derangements of a set that has a given number of distinct elements.
What part of speech is subfactorial?
Subfactorial is a noun.
What is the plural of subfactorial?
The plural of subfactorial is subfactorials.

Words near subfactorial in the dictionary

  1. subfacets
  2. subfacial
  3. subfaction
  4. subfactions
  5. subfactor
  6. subfactorial
  7. subfactorials
  8. subfactories
  9. subfactors
  10. subfactory
  11. subfaculties

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