Annotations of The Art of Computer Programming Volume 1

The purpose of these annotations is to encourage and help people to read one of the most influential scientific books of the 20th century. The annotations in this wikibook apply to Volume 1 of The Art of Computer Programming, by Donald "Don" Knuth.

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 * 2nd Edition, pg 45, section 1.2.5, line -5. More factorials to memorize:  6! = 720, 7! = 5040, 8! = 40320, 9! = 362880

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