@stdlib/math-base-special-gammaln/docs/types/index.d.ts

Natural logarithm of the gamma function.

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// TypeScript Version: 4.1

/**
* Evaluates the natural logarithm of the gamma function.
*
* @param x - input value
* @returns function value
*
* @example
* var v = gammaln( 1.0 );
* // returns 0.0
*
* @example
* var v = gammaln( 2.0 );
* // returns 0.0
*
* @example
* var v = gammaln( 4.0 );
* // returns ~1.792
*
* @example
* var v = gammaln( -0.5 );
* // returns ~1.266
*
* @example
* var v = gammaln( 0.5 );
* // returns ~0.572
*
* @example
* var v = gammaln( 0.0 );
* // returns Infinity
*
* @example
* var v = gammaln( NaN );
* // returns NaN
*/
declare function gammaln( x: number ): number;


// EXPORTS //

export = gammaln;