Euler's integral of the second kind

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:gamma_function
gptkbp:domain complex numbers with positive real part
gptkbp:form Γ(z) = ∫₀^∞ t^{z-1} e^{-t} dt
gptkbp:generalizes factorial function
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase Γ(1) = 1
Γ(1/2) = √π
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Euler's integral of the second kind
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Leonhard_Euler
gptkbp:relatedTo Euler's integral of the first kind
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:probability_theory
mathematical analysis
statistics
gptkbp:valueAt Γ(n) = (n-1)! for positive integers n
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gamma_function
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6