# 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: ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/differences-in-matlabs-versus-julias-beta-x-y-for-large-x-or-y/60138/8 "2021-04-28T14:15:52Z")

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