{
    "name": "gamma",
    "synonyms": ["Gamma"],
    "result_type": "Distribution[Double]",
    "call": "Distributions.shifted_gamma[a,b,shift]",
    "args": [
        {
            "arg_name": "a",
            "arg_type": "Double",
	    "description": "The shape parameter"
        },
        {
            "arg_name": "b",
            "arg_type": "Double",
	    "description": "The scale parameter"
        },
	{
	    "arg_name": "shift",
	    "arg_type": "Double",
	    "default_value": "0.0",
	    "description": "The shift parameter",
	    "suppress_default": true
	}
    ],
    "title" : "The gamma distribution",
    "description": "mean = a * b\nvariance = a*b^2",
    "examples": ["~gamma[1.0,mu]                   # An exponential",
		 "~gamma[a,b,1.5]                  # A Gamma shifted right by 1.5",
		 "~iid[10,gamma[0.5,2]]            # 10 samples",
		 "quantile[gamma[0.5,2],0.95]",
		 "density[gamma[0.5,2],0.95]"
		]

}
