Jun 10, 2010 16:06
"Don't get mad at me, because I'm telling you what's real. One plus one is two, all day long, and it's never gonna change. And that's factorial."
-Stephon Marbury
While Mr. Marbury is unlikely to win any contests of elocution, he is mathematically entirely right. He is indeed "telling us what's real," because the numbers 1 and 2 are the only two integers that are factorial functions of themselves.
(1! + 1!) = (1 + 1) = 2 = 2!
QED, BALLIN'!