KnowraStirling's approximationLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Stirling's approximation, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 3Related 8Asymptotic analysisBroader topic: It demonstrates how a discrete quantity can have a precise large-input approximation.Asymptotic expansionBroader topic: Its successive correction terms give a classic large-parameter expansion.Euler–Maclaurin formulaBroader topic: Applying the formula to the logarithm of a factorial yields its correction series.