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Stirling's approximation

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Math helps us find big numbers.

Mplwp factorial gamma stirling.svg
Mplwp factorial gamma stirling.svg
Sometimes numbers get too big to count. We use a special way to guess them. It is a very good guess. This helps us work fast. Can you find big numbers?

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Stirling series relative error.svg
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Stirling error vs number of terms.svg
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