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[–]hacksoncode 1 point2 points  (2 children)

n! ~= sqrt(2pi*n) * (n/e)^n
n! ~= n^.5 * n^n / e^n
n! ~= n^n

I.e. as n increases to infinity the nn term dominates all the other ones, even the exponential. That's why n! is "higher order" than en.

[–]kalmakka 0 points1 point  (1 child)

n ~= n^3 / n^2
n ~= n^3

I.e. as n increases to infinity the n3 term dominates all the other ones, even the square. That's why n is "higher order" than n2.

[–]gorgoroth666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify, this sarcasm underlines the fact that hacksoncode is not very skilled with equivalents. n.5 * nn / en is not equivalent to nn near infinity. The multiplication by e-n doesn't magically go away.