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Beta -- Beta function

Synopsis

Usage:

Beta(x, y)
Inputs:
- x, a real number,
- y, a real number,
Outputs:
- a real number, the beta function of x and y;

Description

This is the beta function \(B(x,y) = \int_0^1 t^{x - 1}(1 - t)^{y - 1}\,dt\).

i1 : Beta(3, 4)

o1 = .0166666666666667

o1 : RR (of precision 53)

See also

regularizedBeta -- regularized beta function
inverseRegularizedBeta -- inverse of the regularized beta function

Ways to use Beta :

Beta(RR,RR) (missing documentation)

For the programmer

The object Beta is a method function.