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# G for Lanczos Approximation
> Arbitrary constant `g` to be used in Lanczos approximation functions.
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## Usage
```javascript
var FLOAT64_GAMMA_LANCZOS_G = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/gamma-lanczos-g' );
```
#### FLOAT64_GAMMA_LANCZOS_G
Arbitrary constant `g` to be used in [Lanczos approximation][lanczos-approximation] functions.
```javascript
var bool = ( FLOAT64_GAMMA_LANCZOS_G === 10.900511 );
// returns true
```
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## Examples
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```javascript
var FLOAT64_GAMMA_LANCZOS_G = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/gamma-lanczos-g' );
console.log( FLOAT64_GAMMA_LANCZOS_G );
// => 10.900511
```
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## References
- Pugh, Glendon R. 2004. "An analysis of the Lanczos gamma approximation." PhD thesis, University of British Columbia. [&lt;https://web.viu.ca/pughg/phdThesis/phdThesis.pdf>][@pugh:2004a].
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[lanczos-approximation]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanczos_approximation
[@pugh:2004a]: https://web.viu.ca/pughg/phdThesis/phdThesis.pdf
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