ublic&nbsp;double&nbsp;getAlpha()</pre>
<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;<i>as of version 3.1, <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/distribution/GammaDistribution.html#getShape()"><code>getShape()</code></a> should be preferred.
 This method will be removed in version 4.0.</i></div>
<div class="block">Returns the shape parameter of <code>this</code> distribution.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>the shape parameter</dd></dl>
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