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Grade 12th PassDifferential Calculus

what is derivative of factorial of x ?

Profile image of rajeev  bajaj
13 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Profile image of Pratik Suhas Deshpande
13 Years ago

Given that the factorial is a discrete function, not a continuous one, there is no continous derivative, so only the discrete derivative would be simple to formulate.
The factorial is only defined on the natural numbers, and there is no sensible way to take a derivative of any function on the naturals.

In that case where we want the discrete-space derivative,
d(x!)/dx = (x+1)! - x!
               = x.x!
               = x²(x-1)!