# gamma function

> extension of the factorial function, with its argument shifted down by 1, to real and complex numbers

**Wikidata**: [Q190573](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190573)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_function)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gamma-function


## References

1. [Source](https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/euler-works/19/)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. [Source](http://dlmf.nist.gov/5.2.E1)
4. ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics
5. Quora
6. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)