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[R] The gamma function and infinity

Florent Bresson

2005-12-05

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I have to calculate some formula like:

gamma(x)/(gamma(x+y)

and I observed that for relatively big values of x, R
returns infinity and so cannot compute the formula. Is
it possible to force R to give the real value of
gamma(x) instead of Inf ?

thanks

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