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My TI-83 calculator doesnt allow me to do this, but using Windows calculator, I can compute the factorial of say 5.8. What does this mean and how does it work?

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    As I recall, these calculators can compute factorials of half-integers. But yes, you need $\Gamma(z)$ in general.2010-11-28

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Perhaps you're looking for the Gamma function. It restricts to the usual factorial on natural numbers.

Wikipedia's article on Gamma function

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    Wow thats crazy. Thanks2010-11-27