Example: The Gamma Function
The example below demonstrates how to use the gamma function.
Example
Find the gamma and the ln | gamma | of 0.5, -44.9, and 71.
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| Select the program. | [ RUN ] { MTH } { GAM } |
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| Calculate for each value | .5 { G } |  |
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| 44.9 [ +/- ] { G } |
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| 44.9 [ +/- ] { lnG } |
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| 71 { G } |  |
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You can use the ln | gamma | to calculate gamma. The mantissa of gamma of 71 is:
Antilog( Frac( 230.4390436 / ln10 ) )
and the exponent of scientific notation for gamma is:
Intg( 230.4390436 / ln10 ) )
You can use this method to show that the gamma of 71 is 1.197857167 × 10100
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