gamma function

Summary

gamma function is a meromorphic function^[1]. It draws 1,626 Wikipedia views per month (meromorphic_function category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• gamma function is credited with the discovery of Leonhard Euler^[3].
• gamma function's instance of is recorded as meromorphic function^[4].
• gamma function's instance of is recorded as special function^[5].
• gamma function's Commons category is recorded as Gamma and related functions^[6].
• gamma function's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gamma and related functions^[7].
• gamma function's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• gamma function's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics^[9].
• gamma function's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[10].
• gamma function's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[11].
• gamma function's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/gamma-function^[12].
• gamma function's different from is recorded as factorial^[13].
• gamma function's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[14].
• gamma function's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[15].
• gamma function's mathematical inverse is recorded as reciprocal gamma function^[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include meromorphic function^[4] and special function^[5].

Why It Matters

gamma function draws 1,626 Wikipedia views per month (meromorphic_function category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]