STIRLING'S FORMULA


Meaning of STIRLING'S FORMULA in English

/sterr"lingz/ , Math.

a relation that approximates the value of n factorial ( n! ), expressed as ( n/e ) n (2.pi. n ) 1/2 .

[ 1925-30; after James Stirling (d. 1770), Scottish mathematician ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .