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FACT

FACT


Computes a factorial and returns a value

Category: Mathematical

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Examples
See Also

Syntax

FACT(n)

Arguments

n
is an integer that represents the number of elements for which the factorial is computed.

Details

The mathematical representation of the FACT function is given by the following equation:

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with n [ge] 0.

If the expression cannot be computed, a missing value is returned.

Examples

SAS Statements Result 
x=fact(5);
 120

See Also

Functions:
COMB
PERM


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