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Gamma(PythonObject) -- gamma function of a python object

Function: Gamma
Usage:

Gamma x
Inputs:
- x, a python object,
Outputs:
- a python object,

Description

This calls Python's built-in math.gamma function, which computes the gamma function of x.

i1 : Gamma toPython 5

o1 = 24.0

o1 : PythonObject of class float

i2 : Gamma toPython 0.5

o2 = 1.7724538509055159

o2 : PythonObject of class float

See also

lngamma(PythonObject) -- natural logarithm of the gamma function of a python object

Ways to use this method:

Gamma(PythonObject) -- gamma function of a python object

The source of this document is in Python/doc/special.m2:71:0.