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Factorial graph formula via remainder coding (F(n,y))

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The graph of the factorial function has a fixed-length first-order formula in the language of ordered rings interpreted on the natural numbers. A remainder code records a0​=1, an​=y, and ai+1​=(i+1)ai​ for every i<n. Uniqueness of remainders proves y=n!; sufficiently large pairwise-coprime moduli and the Chinese remainder theorem supply a code for every input. Formula length is independent of the input variable's value, although substituting a numeral adds its encoding length.

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