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iterFactorialsSeq

Create an iterator which generates a sequence of factorials.

The factorial function may be defined as the product

$$n! = \prod_{k=1}^n k$$

or according to the recurrence relation

$$n! = \begin{cases}1 & \textrm{if } n = 0,\\(n-1)! \times n & \textrm{if } n > 1\end{cases}$$

Following the convention for an empty product, in all definitions,

$$0! = 1$$

Installation

npm install @stdlib/math-iter-sequences-factorials

Alternatively,

• To load the package in a website via a script tag without installation and bundlers, use the ES Module available on the esm branch (see README).
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• For use in Observable, or in browser/node environments, use the Universal Module Definition (UMD) build available on the umd branch (see README).

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Usage

var iterFactorialsSeq = require( '@stdlib/math-iter-sequences-factorials' );

iterFactorialsSeq( [options] )

Returns an iterator which generates a sequence of factorials.

var it = iterFactorialsSeq();
// returns <Object>

var v = it.next().value;
// returns 1

v = it.next().value;
// returns 1

v = it.next().value;
// returns 2

v = it.next().value;
// returns 6

v = it.next().value;
// returns 24

// ...

The returned iterator protocol-compliant object has the following properties:

• next: function which returns an iterator protocol-compliant object containing the next iterated value (if one exists) assigned to a value property and a done property having a boolean value indicating whether the iterator is finished.
• return: function which closes an iterator and returns a single (optional) argument in an iterator protocol-compliant object.

The function supports the following options:

• iter: number of iterations. Default: 1e308.

By default, the function returns an infinite iterator (i.e., an iterator which never ends). To limit the number of iterations, set the iter option.

var opts = {
    'iter': 2
};
var it = iterFactorialsSeq( opts );
// returns <Object>

var v = it.next().value;
// returns 1

v = it.next().value;
// returns 1

var bool = it.next().done;
// returns true

Notes

• If an environment supports Symbol.iterator, the returned iterator is iterable.

Examples

var iterFactorialsSeq = require( '@stdlib/math-iter-sequences-factorials' );

// Create an iterator:
var opts = {
    'iter': 100
};
var it = iterFactorialsSeq( opts );

// Perform manual iteration...
var v;
while ( true ) {
    v = it.next();
    if ( v.done ) {
        break;
    }
    console.log( v.value );
}

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See Also

• @stdlib/math-iter/special/factorial: create an iterator which evaluates the factorial function for each iterated value.

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Notice

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