gamma

Computes the gamma function at x.

The gamma function generalizes the factorial to real numbers: for positive integers, gamma(n) equals (n-1)!. Computed as the exponential of lnGamma.

Example:

gamma(5.0) // 24.0 (since Gamma(5) = 4! = 24)
gamma(0.5) // 1.7724... (sqrt(pi))

Return

the value of the gamma function at x.

Parameters

x

the point at which to evaluate. Must be positive.