A contiguous function is a hypergeometric function in which one parameter changes by or . There are 26 functions contiguous to taking one pair at a time. There are 325 taking two or more pairs at a time. See Abramowitz and Stegun (1972, pp. 557-558).

See also

Hypergeometric Function

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References

Abramowitz, M. and Stegun, I. A. (Eds.). Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables, 9th printing. New York: Dover, 1972.

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Contiguous Function

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