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How big are factorials?

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  1. anthk · · focus · HN ↗
    I did factorials even under KLISP 23 with cons cells as fake integers:

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;t3x.org&#x2F;klisp&#x2F;22&#x2F;index.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;t3x.org&#x2F;klisp&#x2F;22&#x2F;index.html

    Dog slow but the old n270 netbook (32 bit) handles big factorials &gt;20 fine, and OFC it&#x27;s instant under Common Lisp (SBCL) and Scheme (both S9 and Chicken).

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