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=====Integral representation===== The last relation tells us, that, for fixed {{mvar|s}}, {{mvar|Ξ³}} is a [[Primitive function|primitive or antiderivative]] of the holomorphic function {{math|''z''<sup>''s''β1</sup> ''e''<sup>β''z''</sup>}}. Consequently, for any complex {{math|''u'', ''v'' β 0}}, <math display="block">\int_u^v t^{s-1}\,e^{-t}\, dt = \gamma(s,v) - \gamma(s,u)</math> holds, as long as the [[Line integral|path of integration]] is entirely contained in the domain of a branch of the integrand. If, additionally, the real part of {{mvar|s}} is positive, then the limit {{math|''Ξ³''(''s'', ''u'') β 0}} for {{math|''u'' β 0}} applies, finally arriving at the complex integral definition of {{math|''Ξ³''}}<ref name="auto3"/> <math display="block">\gamma(s, z) = \int_0^z t^{s-1}\,e^{-t}\, dt, \, \Re(s) > 0. </math> Any path of integration containing 0 only at its beginning, otherwise restricted to the domain of a branch of the integrand, is valid here, for example, the straight line connecting {{math|0}} and {{mvar|z}}.
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