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why is zero factorial 1

 Feb 15, 2016
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n! Is the number of ways n people can ordered in a queue

0!=1 because the is only 1 way to put 0 people in a queue.

0! =1   by convention because it works for its statistical purpose.

 Feb 15, 2016

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