# Differences in MATLAB's versus Julia's beta(x, y) for large x or y?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/differences-in-matlabs-versus-julias-beta-x-y-for-large-x-or-y/60138
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** specialfunctions
**Created:** [April 28, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/differences-in-matlabs-versus-julias-beta-x-y-for-large-x-or-y/60138 "2021-04-28T00:45:43Z")
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### Author: ![RGerzaguet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rgerzaguet/32/45492_2.png) [@RGerzaguet](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/RGerzaguet)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/differences-in-matlabs-versus-julias-beta-x-y-for-large-x-or-y/60138/12 "2021-04-28T14:03:40Z")

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> [@gamma(::BigFloat) overflows on Windows](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gamma-bigfloat-overflows-on-windows/60169/2):
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> `@which gamma(big(3.6e13))`

Weird. From my side

```julia
julia> using SpecialFunctions

julia> gamma(big(3.6e13))
7.882861104028365451673058070377064242970022825665897715265241972922672893761775e+472392288679098

julia> @which gamma(big(3.6e13))
gamma(x::BigFloat) in SpecialFunctions at /Users/gerzaguet/.julia/packages/SpecialFunctions/mFAQ4/src/gamma.jl:578

(testSpecialFunctions) pkg> st
     Project testSpecialFunctions v0.1.0
      Status `~/testSpecialFunctions/Project.toml`
  [276daf66] SpecialFunctions v1.3.0

(testSpecialFunctions) pkg> 

```

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