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109.44 Unified proofs of Stirling’s formula and Burnside’s improvement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2025

Nick Lord
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 109 , Issue 576 , November 2025 , pp. 543 - 547
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