Factorial moment generating function: Difference between revisions

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where the [[Pochhammer symbol]] (''x'')_''n'' is the [[falling factorial]]

:<math>(x)_n = x(x-1)(x-2)\cdots(x-n+1).\,</math> ,,!,,(-.-),,!,,

(Confusingly, some mathematicians, especially in the field of [[special function]]s, use the same notation to represent the [[rising factorial]].)