[R] The gamma function and infinity

[Dietrich Trenkler]

Florent Bresson schrieb:

>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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Have a look at lgamma.

hth

D. Trenkler


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