mathematics, the gamma function (represented by Γ, capital Greek letter gamma) is the most common extension of the factorial function to complex numbers...
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In mathematics, the upper and lower incomplete gamma functions are types of special functions which arise as solutions to various mathematical problems...
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mathematics, the inverse gamma function Γ − 1 ( x ) {\displaystyle \Gamma ^{-1}(x)} is the inverse function of the gamma function. In other words, y = Γ...
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{\displaystyle \Gamma } is used as a symbol for: In mathematics, the gamma function (usually written as Γ {\displaystyle \Gamma } -function) is an extension...
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reciprocal gamma function is the function f ( z ) = 1 Γ ( z ) , {\displaystyle f(z)={\frac {1}{\Gamma (z)}},} where Γ(z) denotes the gamma function. Since...
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The gamma function is an important special function in mathematics. Its particular values can be expressed in closed form for integer, half-integer, and...
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gamma function Γp is a generalization of the gamma function. It is useful in multivariate statistics, appearing in the probability density function of...
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scaled inverse chi-squared distribution. The inverse gamma distribution's probability density function is defined over the support x > 0 {\displaystyle x>0}...
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the beta function, also called the Euler integral of the first kind, is a special function that is closely related to the gamma function and to binomial...
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In mathematics, the digamma function is defined as the logarithmic derivative of the gamma function: ψ ( z ) = d d z ln Γ ( z ) = Γ ′ ( z ) Γ ( z )...
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Hadamard's gamma function, named after Jacques Hadamard, is an extension of the factorial function, different from the classical gamma function (it is an...
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Euler's constant (redirect from Euler-Mascheroni gamma constant)
for the gamma function and the Barnes G-function. The asymptotic expansion of the gamma function, Γ ( 1 / x ) ∼ x − γ {\displaystyle \Gamma (1/x)\sim...
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distribution functions of the gamma distribution vary based on the chosen parameterization, both offering insights into the behavior of gamma-distributed...
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gamma function Γ N {\displaystyle \Gamma _{N}} is a generalization of the Euler gamma function and the Barnes G-function. The double gamma function was...
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Gamma correction or gamma is a nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems. Gamma correction...
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Factorial (redirect from Factorial function)
factorial function to a continuous function of complex numbers, except at the negative integers, the (offset) gamma function. Many other notable functions and...
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Many values of the theta function and especially of the shown phi function can be represented in terms of the gamma function: φ ( exp ( − 2 π ) ) =...
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Hankel contour (category Special functions)
z ) {\displaystyle \Gamma (z+1)=z\Gamma (z)} . The Hankel contour can be used to help derive an expression for the Gamma function, based on the fundamental...
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function, Polygamma function Incomplete beta function Incomplete gamma function K-function Multivariate gamma function: A generalization of the Gamma...
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{d} x} is the gamma function. The Riemann zeta function is defined for other complex values via analytic continuation of the function defined for σ >...
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the elliptic gamma function is a generalization of the q-gamma function, which is itself the q-analog of the ordinary gamma function. It is closely...
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\mathbb {C} } defined as the (m + 1)th derivative of the logarithm of the gamma function: ψ ( m ) ( z ) := d m d z m ψ ( z ) = d m + 1 d z m + 1 ln Γ ( z )...
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In mathematics, the p-adic gamma function Γp is a function of a p-adic variable analogous to the gamma function. It was first explicitly defined by Morita...
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_{k=0}^{\infty }{\frac {z^{k}}{\Gamma (\alpha k+1)}},} where Γ ( x ) {\displaystyle \Gamma (x)} is the gamma function, and α {\displaystyle \alpha } is...
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Sine and cosine (redirect from Sine function)
the functional equation for the Gamma function, Γ ( s ) Γ ( 1 − s ) = π sin ( π s ) , {\displaystyle \Gamma (s)\Gamma (1-s)={\pi \over \sin(\pi s)},}...
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G-function G(z) is a function that is an extension of superfactorials to the complex numbers. It is related to the gamma function, the K-function and...
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{\displaystyle q} -gamma function, or basic gamma function, is a generalization of the ordinary gamma function closely related to the double gamma function. It was...
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\Gamma (n)=(n-1)!} . When the gamma function is evaluated at half-integers, the result contains π. For example, Γ ( 1 2 ) = π {\displaystyle \Gamma {\bigl...
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Cauchy distribution (redirect from Lorentzian function)
distribution, Lorentz(ian) function, or Breit–Wigner distribution. The Cauchy distribution f ( x ; x 0 , γ ) {\displaystyle f(x;x_{0},\gamma )} is the distribution...
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Stirling's approximation (category Gamma and related functions)
{1}{n}}\right)\right).} An alternative formula for n ! {\displaystyle n!} using the gamma function is n ! = ∫ 0 ∞ x n e − x d x . {\displaystyle n!=\int _{0}^{\infty }x^{n}e^{-x}\...
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