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Updated Factorials section
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"## Factorials\n",
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"Factorials are exceeded in growth rate by _[double exponential functions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_exponential_function)_ (e.g. $f(x) = e^{c^x}$) only.\n",
"<span style='color: orange; font-weight: bold;'>*</span>\n",
"Factorials are exceeded in growth rate only by _[double exponential functions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_exponential_function)_ (e.g. $a_n = n^n \\space \\text{or} \\space b_n = e^{x^c}$).\n",
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"$$\n",
"\\text{For instance, if} \\space \\{a_n\\} = \\frac{n!}{n^n} \\space \\text{, then} \\space\n",
"\\lim_{n\\to\\infty} \\{a_n\\} = 0\n",
"$$\n",
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"As $n\\to\\infty \\text{,}$ $\\{a_n\\} \\to 0$ because $n^n$ grows faster than $n!$.\n",
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"More details about growth rates and other data about factorials can be found on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial#Rate_of_growth_and_approximations_for_large_n).\n",
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"## Factorials\n",
"\n",
"Factorials are exceeded in growth rate by _[double exponential functions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_exponential_function)_ (e.g. $f(x) = e^{c^x}$) only.\n",
"<span style='color: orange; font-weight: bold;'>*</span>\n",
"Factorials are exceeded in growth rate only by _[double exponential functions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_exponential_function)_ (e.g. $a_n = n^n \\space \\text{or} \\space b_n = e^{x^c}$).\n",
"\n",
"$$\n",
"\\text{For instance, if} \\space \\{a_n\\} = \\frac{n!}{n^n} \\space \\text{, then} \\space\n",
"\\lim_{n\\to\\infty} \\{a_n\\} = 0\n",
"$$\n",
"\n",
"As $n\\to\\infty \\text{,}$ $\\{a_n\\} \\to 0$ because $n^n$ grows faster than $n!$.\n",
"\n",
"More details about growth rates and other data about factorials can be found on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial#Rate_of_growth_and_approximations_for_large_n).\n",
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