/*
* @license Apache-2.0
*
* Copyright (c) 2019 The Stdlib Authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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*/

// TypeScript Version: 2.0

/**
* Evaluate the beta function.
*
* @param a - input value
* @param b - input value
* @returns evaluated beta function
*
* @example
* var v = beta( 0.0, 0.5 );
* // returns Infinity
*
* @example
* var v = beta( 1.0, 1.0 );
* // returns 1.0
*
* @example
* var v = beta( -1.0, 2.0 );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var v = beta( 5.0, 0.2 );
* // returns ~3.382
*
* @example
* var v = beta( 4.0, 1.0 );
* // returns 0.25
*
* @example
* var v = beta( NaN, 2.0 );
* // returns NaN
*/
declare function beta( a: number, b: number ): number;


// EXPORTS //

export = beta;
