polygamma function

noun

A meromorphic function on ℂ, defined as the (m+1)-th derivative (for a given order m) of the logarithm of the gamma function.

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nounpolygamma function (plural polygamma functions)

plural polygamma functions

  1. mathematicsA meromorphic function on ℂ, defined as the (m+1)-th derivative (for a given order m) of the logarithm of the gamma function.
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