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Saracen Rue
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- Define ##x!!## as being a continuous, non-hybrid function over the domain of ##[-1, \infty)##
The double factorial, ##n!## (not to be confused with ##(n!)!##), can be defined for positive integer values like so:
$$n!=n(n−2)(n−4)(n−6)...(n-a)$$
Where ##(n−a)=1## if ##n## is odd or ##(n−a)=2## if ##n## is even. Additionally, the definition of the double factorial extends such that ##(-1)!=0!=1##
I'm curious as to if it would be possible to definite a function which not only accurately evaluates all integer values for ##n!##, ##n \geq -1##, but also allows you to calculate the value of any real value of ##n## over the domain ##[-1, \infty)##
$$n!=n(n−2)(n−4)(n−6)...(n-a)$$
Where ##(n−a)=1## if ##n## is odd or ##(n−a)=2## if ##n## is even. Additionally, the definition of the double factorial extends such that ##(-1)!=0!=1##
I'm curious as to if it would be possible to definite a function which not only accurately evaluates all integer values for ##n!##, ##n \geq -1##, but also allows you to calculate the value of any real value of ##n## over the domain ##[-1, \infty)##