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Gamma




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Traditional Notation









Gamma, Beta, Erf > Gamma[z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions of 1/Gamma(z) > For the function itself





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Input Form





1/Gamma[z] == (1/Gamma[Subscript[z, 0]]) (1 - PolyGamma[Subscript[z, 0]] (z - Subscript[z, 0]) + ((PolyGamma[Subscript[z, 0]]^2 - PolyGamma[1, Subscript[z, 0]])/2) (z - Subscript[z, 0])^2 - (1/6) (PolyGamma[Subscript[z, 0]]^3 - 3 PolyGamma[Subscript[z, 0]] PolyGamma[1, Subscript[z, 0]] + PolyGamma[2, Subscript[z, 0]]) (z - Subscript[z, 0])^3 + O[(z - Subscript[z, 0])^4])








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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