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Your Gamma function is inaccurate. 2.5! is 3.323350970. Try it

 Aug 17, 2015

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 #2
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$$\small{\text{$
2.5! = \Gamma{(2.5+1)}
$
}}$$

 

$$\small{ \text{ Formula }
\boxed{
\begin{array}{lcl}
\Gamma{(x+1)} = x\cdot\Gamma{(x)} \\
\Gamma{(\frac12)} = \sqrt{\pi}
\end{array}
}
}$$

 

$$\small{
\begin{array}{lcl}
2.5!&=& \Gamma{(2.5+1)}\\
&=& 2.5\cdot\Gamma{(2.5)}\\
&=& 2.5\cdot \Gamma{(1.5+1)}\\
&=& 2.5\cdot 1.5\cdot \Gamma{(1.5)}\\
&=& 2.5\cdot 1.5\cdot \Gamma{(\frac12+1)}\\\\
&=& 2.5\cdot 1.5\cdot \frac12 \cdot \Gamma{(\frac12)}\\\\
&=& 2.5\cdot 1.5\cdot \frac12 \cdot \sqrt{\pi}\\\\
&=& 1.875 \cdot \sqrt{\pi} \\
&\approx& 1.875 \cdot 1.77245385091 \\
\mathbf{2.5!} &\mathbf{\approx}& \mathbf{3.32335097045}
\end{array}
}$$

 

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 Aug 18, 2015
 #1
avatar+118608 
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Thanks for letting us know,

 

Yes Wolfram|Alpha agrees with your figure of 3.32335...  (maybe that is where you got?)

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2.5%21

 

web2.0 calc

$${\mathtt{2.5}}{!} = {\mathtt{3.320\: \!382\: \!507\: \!505\: \!424}}$$

 

I don't know where else to look it up.

It is most likely a rounding error.

I will leave a note for admin.    

 Aug 18, 2015
 #2
avatar+26367 
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Best Answer

$$\small{\text{$
2.5! = \Gamma{(2.5+1)}
$
}}$$

 

$$\small{ \text{ Formula }
\boxed{
\begin{array}{lcl}
\Gamma{(x+1)} = x\cdot\Gamma{(x)} \\
\Gamma{(\frac12)} = \sqrt{\pi}
\end{array}
}
}$$

 

$$\small{
\begin{array}{lcl}
2.5!&=& \Gamma{(2.5+1)}\\
&=& 2.5\cdot\Gamma{(2.5)}\\
&=& 2.5\cdot \Gamma{(1.5+1)}\\
&=& 2.5\cdot 1.5\cdot \Gamma{(1.5)}\\
&=& 2.5\cdot 1.5\cdot \Gamma{(\frac12+1)}\\\\
&=& 2.5\cdot 1.5\cdot \frac12 \cdot \Gamma{(\frac12)}\\\\
&=& 2.5\cdot 1.5\cdot \frac12 \cdot \sqrt{\pi}\\\\
&=& 1.875 \cdot \sqrt{\pi} \\
&\approx& 1.875 \cdot 1.77245385091 \\
\mathbf{2.5!} &\mathbf{\approx}& \mathbf{3.32335097045}
\end{array}
}$$

 

heureka Aug 18, 2015
 #3
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Thanks Heureka :)

 Aug 18, 2015
 #4
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 It's usually calculated using an Integral of (x^(n-1).e^-x) for all x from 0 to infinity. 1/2 is a special case. The Integral works for any number, i.e. 2.5, 3.123, 11.534....etc.

 Aug 18, 2015

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