Solving the Strange Integral - x! to x!∞

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The discussion centers on the misconceptions surrounding the differentiation and integration of the factorial function, denoted as x!. It is established that the factorial function does not have a conventional integral, but can be related to the Gamma function under specific conditions. Participants clarify that the Gamma function is not its own derivative, and the concept of a "last number" is fundamentally flawed, as real numbers are infinite and unbounded.

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Hi, i was working with my teacher, and i discovered the continuous differential of x!gives x!,also the continuous integral to infinity of x! gives x!.how true is this ,also i wanted to know if the last number ever is going to be odd or even ,because from my point of view the ranges of all numbers is between 0-9since 0 is even and 9,the last is odd,then the last number in this world should be odd. Pls do not ignore this like you always do i need this urgently.
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There's no such thing as the integral of [itex]x![/itex].However,Gamma-Euler can be integrated under certain conditions on domains from [itex]\mathbb{C}[/itex].

Daniel.
 
abia ubong said:
Hi, i was working with my teacher, and i discovered the continuous differential of x!gives x!,also the continuous integral to infinity of x! gives x!.how true is this ,

Why are people trying to differentiate or integrate x! lately? Even if I give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're talking about the usual extension of x! to the reals, namely the Gamma function, what you've written looks like nonsense. Gamma is not it's own derivative.

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..also i wanted to know if the last number ever is going to be odd or even ,because from my point of view the ranges of all numbers is between 0-9since 0 is even and 9,the last is odd,then the last number in this world should be odd.

There is no "last number". Given any real number x, there is a larger one x+1, so how can there be a "last" one?
 

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