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See also: LnBeta, BinomCoeff, IncompleteGamma 

LnGamma

Unit:SDL_statis
Class: none
Declaration: function LnGamma (x: double): double;

The function LnGamma returns the natural logarithm of the Gamma function. The parameter x may assume any values greater than zero, for all other values the function returns a zero value. The Gamma function is defined as follows:

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Hint: If you are using the LnGamma function for calculating factorials you may apply the round function for small arguments in order to get exact values:
fact(x) := round(exp(LnGamma(x));
However, it is more efficient to calculate the factorial by just multiplying the series of numbers as long as the argument is below 10.

Note: The Gamma function is calculated according to a formula given by Lanczos, which gives better numerical precision than by using a series expansion. Precision is about 8 decimal places (for arguments x > 1).


Last Update: 2023-Feb-06