Pochhammer symbol

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounPochhammer symbol (plural Pochhammer symbols)

plural Pochhammer symbols

  1. mathematicsThe notation (x)ₙ, where n is a non-negative integer, which depending on the context represents either the rising factorial or the falling factorial.

Origin

Introduced by Leo August Pochhammer.

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Pochhammer symbol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pochhammer%20symbol

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“Pochhammer symbol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pochhammer%20symbol. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pochhammer symbol,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pochhammer%20symbol.

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