# How about to simplify the factorial function name?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-about-to-simplify-the-factorial-function-name/80715>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [May 8, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-about-to-simplify-the-factorial-function-name/80715 "2022-05-08T16:28:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-about-to-simplify-the-factorial-function-name/80715/15 "2022-05-08T20:13:44Z")

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I like it.

```julia-repl
julia> struct Factorial end
julia> const ❢ = Factorial()
julia> Base.:*(n::Integer, ::Factorial) = factorial(n)
julia> 5❢
120

```

🙂

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