tgamma(3)

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NAME

6       tgamma, tgammaf, tgammal - true gamma function
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <math.h>
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11       double tgamma(double x);
12       float tgammaf(float x);
13       long double tgammal(long double x);
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15       Link with -lm.
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17   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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19       tgamma(), tgammaf(), tgammal():
20           _ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
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DESCRIPTION

23       These functions calculate the Gamma function of x.
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25       The Gamma function is defined by
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27              Gamma(x) = integral from 0 to infinity of t^(x-1) e^-t dt
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29       It  is  defined  for every real number except for nonpositive integers.
30       For nonnegative integral m one has
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32              Gamma(m+1) = m!
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34       and, more generally, for all x:
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36              Gamma(x+1) = x * Gamma(x)
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38       Furthermore, the following is valid for all values  of  x  outside  the
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41              Gamma(x) * Gamma(1 - x) = PI / sin(PI * x)
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RETURN VALUE

44       On success, these functions return Gamma(x).
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46       If x is a NaN, a NaN is returned.
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48       If x is positive infinity, positive infinity is returned.
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50       If  x  is  a  negative integer, or is negative infinity, a domain error
51       occurs, and a NaN is returned.
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53       If the result overflows, a range error occurs, and the functions return
54       HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, or HUGE_VALL, respectively, with the correct math‐
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57       If the result underflows, a  range  error  occurs,  and  the  functions
58       return 0, with the correct mathematical sign.
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60       If  x  is  -0  or  +0,  a  pole  error occurs, and the functions return
61       HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, or HUGE_VALL, respectively, with the same sign  as
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ERRORS

65       See  math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an error
66       has occurred when calling these functions.
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68       The following errors can occur:
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70       Domain error: x is a negative integer, or negative infinity
71              errno is set  to  EDOM.   An  invalid  floating-point  exception
72              (FE_INVALID) is raised (but see BUGS).
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74       Pole error: x is +0 or -0
75              errno  is set to ERANGE.  A divide-by-zero floating-point excep‐
76              tion (FE_DIVBYZERO) is raised.
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78       Range error: result overflow
79              errno is set to ERANGE.  An  overflow  floating-point  exception
80              (FE_OVERFLOW) is raised.
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82       glibc  also  gives the following error which is not specified in C99 or
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85       Range error: result underflow
86              An underflow floating-point exception (FE_UNDERFLOW) is  raised,
87              and errno is set to ERANGE.
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VERSIONS

90       These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.
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ATTRIBUTES

93       For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
94       attributes(7).
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96       ┌───────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
97       │Interface                      │ Attribute     │ Value   │
98       ├───────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
99       │tgamma(), tgammaf(), tgammal() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
100       └───────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

102       C99, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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NOTES

105       This function had to be called "true gamma  function"  since  there  is
106       already  a  function gamma(3) that returns something else (see gamma(3)
107       for details).
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BUGS

110       Before version 2.18, the glibc implementation of  these  functions  did
111       not set errno to EDOM when x is negative infinity.
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113       Before  glibc 2.19, the glibc implementation of these functions did not
114       set errno to ERANGE on an underflow range error.  x
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116       In glibc versions 2.3.3 and earlier, an argument of  +0  or  -0  incor‐
117       rectly  produced  a  domain  error (errno set to EDOM and an FE_INVALID
118       exception raised), rather than a pole error.
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COLOPHON

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