Factorial and variants #
This file defines the factorial, along with the ascending and descending variants.
Main declarations #
nat.factorial: The factorial.nat.asc_factorial: The ascending factorial. Note that it runs fromn + 1ton + kand not fromnton + k - 1. We might want to change that in the future.nat.desc_factorial: The descending factorial. It runs fromn - kton.
Ascending and descending factorials #
n.asc_factorial k = (n + k)! / n! (as seen in nat.asc_factorial_eq_div), but implemented
recursively to allow for "quick" computation when using norm_num. This is closely related to
pochhammer, but much less general.
Equations
- n.asc_factorial (k + 1) = (n + k + 1) * n.asc_factorial k
- n.asc_factorial 0 = 1
n.asc_factorial k = (n + k)! / n! but without ℕ-division. See nat.asc_factorial_eq_div for
the version with ℕ-division.
Avoid in favor of nat.factorial_mul_asc_factorial if you can. ℕ-division isn't worth it.
n.desc_factorial k = n! / (n - k)! (as seen in nat.desc_factorial_eq_div), but
implemented recursively to allow for "quick" computation when using norm_num. This is closely
related to pochhammer, but much less general.
Equations
- n.desc_factorial (k + 1) = (n - k) * n.desc_factorial k
- n.desc_factorial 0 = 1
Alias of nat.desc_factorial_eq_zero_iff_lt.
n.desc_factorial k = n! / (n - k)! but without ℕ-division. See nat.desc_factorial_eq_div
for the version using ℕ-division.
Avoid in favor of nat.factorial_mul_desc_factorial if you can. ℕ-division isn't worth it.