Stirling's formula

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stûr′lingz)


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Stir′ling's for′mula  (stûr′lingz),USA pronunciation [Math.]
  1. Mathematicsa relation that approximates the value of n factorial (n!), expressed as (n/e)n√2πn.
  • after James Stirling (died 1770), Scottish mathematician 1925–30

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