The symbol defined by
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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where 
is the Pochhammer symbol and 
is the gamma function.
Note that the definition by Erdélyi et al. (1981, p. 52) incorrectly
gives the prefactor of (3) as 
.
Kramp's Symbol
See also
Hankel's Symbol, Pochhammer SymbolExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Erdélyi, A.; Magnus, W.; Oberhettinger, F.; and Tricomi, F. G. Higher Transcendental Functions, Vol. 1. New York: Krieger, p. 52, 1981.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Kramp's SymbolCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Kramp's Symbol." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/KrampsSymbol.html