"Pochhammer symbol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Pochhammer symbols [plural]
Etymology: Introduced by Leo August Pochhammer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pochhammer symbol (plural Pochhammer symbols)
  1. (mathematics) The notation (x)ₙ, where n is a non-negative integer, which depending on the context represents either the rising factorial or the falling factorial. Wikipedia link: Leo August Pochhammer Categories (topical): Mathematics
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