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About stdlib...

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Gamma Function

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Gamma function.

The gamma function extends the factorial function to real and complex numbers. If n is a positive integer,

$$\Gamma ( n ) = (n-1)!$$

Generalized to all complex numbers z, except for nonpositive integers, the gamma function can be expressed as an infinite product

$$\Gamma ( z ) = \frac{e^{-\gamma z}}{z} \prod^{\infty}_{n=1} \left ( 1+\frac{z}{n}\right )^{-1} e^{z/n}$$

where γ ≈ 0.577216 is the Euler–Mascheroni constant.

Usage

import gamma from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/math-base-special-gamma@esm/index.mjs';

gamma( x )

Evaluates the gamma function.

var v = gamma( 4.0 );
// returns 6.0

v = gamma( -1.5 );
// returns ~2.363

v = gamma( -0.5 );
// returns ~-3.545

v = gamma( 0.5 );
// returns ~1.772

v = gamma( 0.0 );
// returns Infinity

v = gamma( -0.0 );
// returns -Infinity

v = gamma( NaN );
// returns NaN

Examples

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<body>
<script type="module">

import linspace from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/array-base-linspace@esm/index.mjs';
import gamma from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/math-base-special-gamma@esm/index.mjs';

var x = linspace( -10.0, 10.0, 100 );

var i;
for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
    console.log( 'x: %d, f(x): %d', x[ i ], gamma( x[ i ] ) );
}

</script>
</body>
</html>

See Also

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This package is part of stdlib, a standard library with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

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