@stdlib/math-base-special-gammainc/lib/upper_gamma_fraction.js

Incomplete gamma function.

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* ## Notice
*
* The original C++ code and copyright notice are from the [Boost library]{@link http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_37_0/boost/math/special_functions/gamma.hpp}. The implementation has been modified for JavaScript.
*
* ```text
* (C) Copyright John Maddock 2006.
* (C) Copyright Paul A. Bristow 2007.
*
* Use, modification and distribution are subject to the
* Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var continuedFraction = require( '@stdlib/math-base-tools-continued-fraction' );
var upperIncompleteGammaFract = require( './upper_incomplete_gamma_fract.js' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Evaluate the lower incomplete gamma integral via a series expansion and divide by `gamma(z)` to normalize.
*
* @private
* @param {number} a - function parameter
* @param {number} z - function parameter
* @returns {number} function value
*/
function upperGammaFraction( a, z ) {
	var f = upperIncompleteGammaFract( a, z );
	return 1.0 / ( z - a + 1.0 + continuedFraction( f ) );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = upperGammaFraction;