function value = euler_constant ( )

%*****************************************************************************80
%
%% EULER_CONSTANT returns the value of the Euler-Mascheroni constant.
%
%  Discussion:
%
%    The Euler-Mascheroni constant is often denoted by a lower-case
%    Gamma.  Gamma is defined as
%
%      Gamma = limit ( M -> Infinity ) ( Sum ( 1 <= N <= M ) 1 / N ) - Log ( M )
%
%  Licensing:
%
%    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
%
%  Modified:
%
%    17 April 2005
%
%  Author:
%
%    John Burkardt
%
%  Output:
%
%    real VALUE, the value of the Euler-Mascheroni constant.
%
  value = 0.5772156649015328;

  return
end

