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used only for functions based on gamma, not functions with some obscure relation to gamma

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Why is the Gamma function shifted from the factorial by 1?

I've asked this question in every math class where the teacher has introduced the Gamma function, and never gotten a satisfactory answer. Not only does it seem more natural to extend the factorial dir …
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