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We present functional inequalities for the q-digamma function \(\psi_q=\Gamma{'}_q/{\Gamma}_{q}\), where \(\Gamma_q\) denotes the q-gamma function. Among others, we prove that for all positive real numbers a, b with \(a\neq b\) we have
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ALZER, H., SALEM, A. FUNCTIONAL INEQUALITIES FOR THE q-DIGAMMA FUNCTION. Acta Math. Hungar. 167, 561–575 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10474-022-01247-w
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