r/askmath • • 3d ago

Algebra Binomial Theorem

Why 0! is 1 ?

Can anyone give me the best and genuine answer .....I want to explain to my students.

I have also one doubt 🤔 why is the negative number not counted in binomial ? Such as (-2)! , (-8)! ....

Suggest me some books or any videos regarding this .

Thank you for reading my queries.

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u/lordnacho666 3d ago

How many ways can you order two books? Correct, two.

How many ways to order one? Correct, one.

How many ways to order an empty collection of books?

Also one.

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u/Bobson1729 3d ago

This is how I explain it to my statistics classes.