factorial table

A "factorial table" can refer to either a mathematical tool listing factorial values or a statistical table showing the influence of variables.

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Definition

C1Mathematics

(technical, academic)A table listing the products of all positive integers up to each number in a specified range.

Example

  • The factorial table for numbers 0 to 5 is often used to simplify combinatorial calculations.

C1Statistics

(technical, academic)A table displaying the effects of multiple categorical variables on a dependent variable.

Example

  • Researchers used a factorial table to analyze the impact of gender and age on job satisfaction.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "factorial table":

data tablelookup tablecontingency table