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{{Short description|Numerical method for calculating the gamma function}}
In [[mathematics]], the '''Lanczos approximation''' is a method for computing the [[gamma function]] numerically, published by [[Cornelius Lanczos]] in 1964. It is a practical alternative to the more popular [[Stirling's approximation]] for calculating the gamma function with fixed precision.