Command: Gammainc

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Name:
 Gammainc - incomplete gamma function

Synopsis:
 x a Gammainc -> result

Description:
 Computes the incomplete Gamma function
             int(t^(a-1)*exp(-t), t=0..x) / Gamma(a)

Parameters:
  x      (double): upper limit of integration
             a      (double): order of Gamma function

Examples:
 2.2 1.5 Gammainc -> 0.778615

Author:
 H E Plesser

FirstVersion:
 2001-07-26

Remarks:
 This is the incomplete Gamma function P(a,x) defined as no. 6.5.1
         in Abramowitz&Stegun.  Requires the GSL.

References:
 http://sources.redhat.com/gsl/ref
Source:
 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/sli/specialfunctionsmodule.h

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