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17  package org.apache.commons.numbers.gamma;
18  
19  /**
20   * Natural logarithm of the absolute value of \( \Gamma(x) \).
21   *
22   * <p>\[ \operatorname{lgamma}(z) = \ln \lvert \Gamma(x) \rvert \]
23   *
24   * <p>This code has been adapted from the <a href="https://www.boost.org/">Boost</a>
25   * {@code c++} implementation {@code <boost/math/special_functions/gamma.hpp>}.
26   *
27   * @see
28   * <a href="https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_77_0/libs/math/doc/html/math_toolkit/sf_gamma/lgamma.html">
29   * Boost C++ Log Gamma functions</a>
30   */
31  public final class LogGamma {
32      /** Private constructor. */
33      private LogGamma() {
34          // intentionally empty.
35      }
36  
37      /**
38       * Computes the function \( \ln \lvert \Gamma(x) \rvert \), the natural
39       * logarithm of the absolute value of \( \Gamma(x) \).
40       *
41       * @param x Argument.
42       * @return \( \ln \lvert \Gamma(x) \rvert \), or {@code NaN} if {@code x <= 0}
43       * and is an integer.
44       */
45      public static double value(double x) {
46          return BoostGamma.lgamma(x);
47      }
48  
49      /**
50       * Computes the function \( \ln \lvert \Gamma(x) \rvert \), the natural
51       * logarithm of the absolute value of \( \Gamma(x) \).
52       *
53       * <p>The sign output is set to 1 if the sign of gamma(x) is positive or zero;
54       * otherwise it is set to -1.
55       *
56       * @param x Argument.
57       * @param sign Sign output. If a non-zero length the first index {@code sign[0]} is
58       * set on output to the sign of gamma(z).
59       * @return \( \ln \lvert \Gamma(x) \rvert \), or {@code NaN} if {@code x <= 0}
60       * and is an integer.
61       * @since 1.1
62       */
63      public static double value(double x, int[] sign) {
64          return BoostGamma.lgamma(x, sign);
65      }
66  }