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Factorexation refers to the operation \(n\,\backslash\) (pronounced "\(n\) factorexated"), defined as

\[n\,\backslash = n!^{n!} = n! \uparrow\uparrow 2.\]

The term was coined by a Googology Wiki user under the alias of "Template:U".

Iterated factorexation is written with multiple backslashes, e.g. \(n\,\backslash\backslash\backslash\). It can also be abbreviated \(n\,\backslash^k\) when there are \(k\) iterations. This function can be recursively defined as follows: \(n\backslash^0=n\) and \(n\backslash^{k+1}=(n\backslash^k)!^{(n\backslash^k)!}\)

## ExamplesEdit

The following are examples of factorexating a number once:

• 2 \ = 2!2! = 4
• 3 \ = 3!3! = 66 = 46,656
• 4 \ = 4!4! = 2424 = 1,333,735,776,850,284,124,449,081,472,843,776
• 5 \ = 5!5! = 120120 = 3.1750423737803369*10249

The following are examples of factorexating a number twice:

• 2 \\ = (2!2!)!(2!2!)! = 2424 = 1,333,735,776,850,284,124,449,081,472,843,776 (same as 4 \)
• 3 \\ = (3!3!)!(3!3!)! ~ 101.012*10197,582
• 4 \\ = (4!4!)!(4!4!)! ~ 10104.36*1034

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