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gamma function

British

noun

maths a function defined by Γ( x ) = ʃ 0 ^∞ t ^x– ¹ e ^–t d t , where x is real and greater than zero

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The gamma function has a minumum at this point.

From Miscellaneous Mathematical Constants by Plouffe, Simon

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