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<h2><span class="header-section-number">27.3</span> Gamma</h2>
<p>The gamma function, <span class="math inline">\(\Gamma(x)\)</span>, is the generalization of the
factorial function to continuous variables, defined so that for
positive integers <span class="math inline">\(n\)</span>, <span class="math display">\[ \Gamma(n+1) = n! \]</span> Generalizing to all
positive numbers and non-integer negative numbers, <span class="math display">\[ \Gamma(x) =
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