tt>) in <tt>(%i8)</tt> to repeat
command <tt>(%i5)</tt>.  Maxima can handle very large numbers without
approximation:

<pre>
(%i9)&nbsp;100!;
(%o9)&nbsp;9332621544394415268169923885626670049071596826438162146859\
2963895217599993229915608941463976156518286253697920827223758251\
185210916864000000000000000000000000

</pre>

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