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# Glaisher-Kinkelin Constant
> [Glaisher-Kinkelin][glaisher-constant] constant.
<section class="intro">
[Glaisher-Kinkelin][glaisher-constant] constant is defined as
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<div class="equation" align="center" data-raw-text="A = \lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{K(n + 1)}{n^{n^2/2 + n/2 + 1/12}e^{-n^2/4}}" data-equation="eq:glaisher_kinkelin_constant">
<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/stdlib@5d87cc7cb2c58aeb732872f89562d2c89571cc8a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/constants/float64/glaisher-kinkelin/docs/img/equation_glaisher_kinkelin_constant.svg" alt="Glaisher-Kinkelin constant">
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</div>
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where
<!-- <equation class="equation" label="eq:k_function" align="center" raw="K(n) = \prod_{k=1}^{n-1} k^k" alt="K-function"> -->
<div class="equation" align="center" data-raw-text="K(n) = \prod_{k=1}^{n-1} k^k" data-equation="eq:k_function">
<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/stdlib@5d87cc7cb2c58aeb732872f89562d2c89571cc8a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/constants/float64/glaisher-kinkelin/docs/img/equation_k_function.svg" alt="K-function">
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is the [K-function][k-function].
</section>
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<section class="usage">
## Usage
```javascript
var A = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/glaisher-kinkelin' );
```
#### A
The [Glaisher-Kinkelin][glaisher-constant] constant.
```javascript
var bool = ( A === 1.2824271291006226 );
// returns true
```
</section>
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<section class="examples">
## Examples
<!-- TODO: better example -->
<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
```javascript
var A = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/glaisher-kinkelin' );
console.log( 'Glaisher\'s constant: %d', A );
// => 'Glaisher\'s constant: 1.2824271291006226'
```
</section>
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<section class="links">
[glaisher-constant]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaisher%E2%80%93Kinkelin_constant
[k-function]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-function
</section>
<!-- /.links -->