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Multiple gamma function

Generalization of the Euler gamma function and the Barnes G-function

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Source revisionJun 3, 2026
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In mathematics, the multiple gamma function is a generalization of the Euler gamma function and the Barnes G-function. The double gamma function was studied by Barnes (1901). At the end of this paper he mentioned the existence of multiple gamma functions generalizing it, and studied these further in Barnes (1904).

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