The Post Your Thoughts of the Moment Thread 2

[KefkaticFanatic]

What you're mostly supposed to get about it is that ln(N!) ≈ NlnN - N, especially with very large N

Note that this, like the gamma function, can get you factorials of non-integers, which is kind of weird so don't try to think about it too much.

[Bloop]

I can't even math

[mikey]

You should have used MATLAB and made a vector script.
Would have solved it in a few minutes tops.

[Zunawe]

That's because you shouldn't be doing that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling%27s_approximation

The goal of the program is just to handle big numbers, not specifically to calculate factorials of them. This is just what I did when I got bored and wanted to see how long it would take.

You should have used MATLAB and made a vector script.
Would have solved it in a few minutes tops.

Only if it can create a theoretically infinitely large number not stored in an array.

[braix]

1+1=2

[SlowPokemon]

47

[K-NiGhT]

math

[braix]

Ok
Las Vegas is the shit

[Ruto]

What you're mostly supposed to get about it is that ln(N!) ≈ NlnN - N, especially with very large N

Note that this, like the gamma function, can get you factorials of non-integers, which is kind of weird so don't try to think about it too much.

Ooh put this in the math thread xD

[Nebbles]

I'm actually working on arranging something. It's exciting.

[FireArrow]

Finish it this time nebbles. :]

[Nebbles]

I will. It'll take a bit, but god dammit it's gonna get done.

[Bubbles]

give me some of that arranging motivation ugh

[Nebbles]

but i need it so i can finish ;_;

[The Deku Trombonist]

Apparently Rolling Stones + opening night of opera = worst attendance here at an opening night in living memory. Hopefully it picks up not that I even get to see the audience...