diff --git a/doc/source/credits.rst b/doc/source/credits.rst
index aa04a697..72c98db0 100644
--- a/doc/source/credits.rst
+++ b/doc/source/credits.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ Bibliography
 
 .. [PS1973] M.S. Paterson and L. J. Stockmeyer, "On the number of nonscalar multiplications necessary to evaluate polynomials", SIAM J. Comput (1973)
 
+.. [Smi2001] D.M. Smith, "Algorithm: Fortran 90 Software for Floating-Point Multiple Precision Arithmetic, Gamma and Related Functions", Transactions on Mathematical Software 27 (2001) 377-387, http://myweb.lmu.edu/dmsmith/toms2001.pdf
+
 .. [Tak2000] D.Takahashi, "A fast algorithm for computing large Fibonacci numbers", Information Processing Letters 75 (2000) 243-246. http://www.ii.uni.wroc.pl/~lorys/IPL/article75-6-1.pdf
 
 
diff --git a/doc/source/gamma.rst b/doc/source/gamma.rst
index eb2d62ed..63be9f40 100644
--- a/doc/source/gamma.rst
+++ b/doc/source/gamma.rst
@@ -170,6 +170,43 @@ Rising factorials
     *gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit* automatically choose
     an algorithm depending on the inputs.
 
+.. function :: void gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_delta(fmprb_t y, const fmprb_t x, ulong n, ulong m, long prec)
+
+.. function :: void gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_delta(fmpcb_t y, const fmpcb_t x, ulong n, ulong m, long prec)
+
+    Sets `y` to the rising factorial `x (x+1) (x+2) \cdots (x+n-1)`,
+    computed as a product of partial products
+    `(x+k)(x+k+1)\cdots(x+k+m-1)`. Each partial product is obtained
+    from the previous by using a precomputed table of powers of `x` to
+    evaluate the difference
+
+    .. math ::
+
+        \Delta_m(x,k) = (x+k+m)_{(m)} - (x+k)_{(m)}.
+
+    The instance `m = 4` of this algorithm was used by Smith ([Smi2001]_),
+    but we generalize it to a variable `m` which can be chosen nearly
+    optimally depending on the precision and `n`.
+
+    The polynomials `\Delta_m(x,k) \in \mathbb{Z}[k][x]` are generated dynamically.
+    Expanding the rising factorials, applying the binomial theorem
+    a couple of times, and doing several rearrangements of the sums, we
+    find the closed form
+
+    .. math ::
+
+        \Delta_m(x,k) = \sum_{v=0}^{m-1} x^v \sum_{i=0}^{m-v-1} k^i C_m(v,i),
+
+    where
+
+    .. math ::
+
+        C_m(v,i) = \sum_{j=i+1}^{m-v} m^{j-i} \left[{m \atop v+j}\right] {{v+j} \choose v} {j \choose i}
+
+    in which the square bracket denotes an unsigned Stirling number
+    of the first kind.
+
+
 .. function :: void gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_multipoint(fmprb_t f, const fmprb_t c, ulong n, long prec)
 
     Sets `y` to the rising factorial `x (x+1) (x+2) \cdots (x+n-1)`,
diff --git a/gamma.h b/gamma.h
index b27f72ca..08864d73 100644
--- a/gamma.h
+++ b/gamma.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ void gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_bsplit_eight(fmprb_t y, const fmprb_t x, ulong n, lon
 void gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_bsplit_rectangular(fmprb_t y, const fmprb_t x, ulong n, ulong step, long prec);
 void gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_bsplit(fmprb_t y, const fmprb_t x, ulong n, long prec);
 
+void gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_delta(fmprb_t y, const fmprb_t x, ulong n, ulong m, long prec);
+void gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_delta(fmpcb_t y, const fmpcb_t x, ulong n, ulong m, long prec);
+
 void gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit_simple(fmpcb_t y, const fmpcb_t x, ulong n, long prec);
 void gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit_eight(fmpcb_t y, const fmpcb_t x, ulong n, long prec);
 void gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit_rectangular(fmpcb_t y, const fmpcb_t x, ulong n, ulong step, long prec);
diff --git a/gamma/rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit.c b/gamma/rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit.c
index 12c5adf4..64334eb3 100644
--- a/gamma/rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit.c
+++ b/gamma/rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit.c
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@
 void
 gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit(fmpcb_t y, const fmpcb_t x, ulong n, long prec)
 {
-    if (n < 8 || fmpcb_bits(x) < prec / 8)
+    if (prec < 256 || n < 8 || fmpcb_bits(x) < prec / 8)
         gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit_simple(y, x, n, prec);
-    else if (prec < 250 || n < 250000 / prec)
-        gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit_eight(y, x, n, prec);
     else
-        gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_bsplit_rectangular(y, x, n, 0, prec);
+        gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_delta(y, x, n, 0, prec);
 }
 
diff --git a/gamma/rising_fmpcb_ui_delta.c b/gamma/rising_fmpcb_ui_delta.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa84c28a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gamma/rising_fmpcb_ui_delta.c
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+
+    This file is part of ARB.
+
+    ARB is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    ARB is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with ARB; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+=============================================================================*/
+/******************************************************************************
+
+    Copyright (C) 2013 Fredrik Johansson
+
+******************************************************************************/
+
+#include "gamma.h"
+#include "arith.h"
+
+void rising_difference_polynomial(fmpz * s, fmpz * c, ulong m);
+
+void
+gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_delta(fmpcb_t y, const fmpcb_t x, ulong n, ulong m, long prec)
+{
+    fmpcb_struct * xs;
+    fmpcb_t t, u, v;
+    ulong i, k, rem;
+    fmpz_t c, h;
+    fmpz *s, *d;
+    long wp;
+
+    if (n == 0)
+    {
+        fmpcb_one(y);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (n == 1)
+    {
+        fmpcb_set_round(y, x, prec);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    wp = FMPR_PREC_ADD(prec, FLINT_BIT_COUNT(n));
+
+    fmpcb_init(t);
+    fmpcb_init(u);
+    fmpcb_init(v);
+    fmpz_init(c);
+    fmpz_init(h);
+
+    if (m == 0)
+    {
+        ulong m1, m2;
+        m1 = 0.04 * pow(2.0 * wp, 0.65);
+        m2 = n_sqrt(n);
+        m = FLINT_MIN(m1, m2);
+    }
+
+    m = FLINT_MIN(m, n);
+    m = FLINT_MAX(m, 1);
+
+    xs = _fmpcb_vec_init(m + 1);
+    d = _fmpz_vec_init(m * m);
+    s = _fmpz_vec_init(m + 1);
+
+    for (i = 0; i <= m; i++)
+    {
+        if (i == 0)
+            fmpcb_one(xs + i);
+        else if (i == 1)
+            fmpcb_set(xs + i, x);
+        else if (i % 2 == 0)
+            fmpcb_mul(xs + i, xs + i / 2, xs + i / 2, wp);
+        else
+            fmpcb_mul(xs + i, xs + i - 1, x, wp);
+    }
+
+    rising_difference_polynomial(s, d, m);
+
+    /* tail */
+    rem = m;
+    while (rem + m <= n)
+        rem += m;
+    fmpcb_one(y);
+    for (k = rem; k < n; k++)
+    {
+        fmpcb_add_ui(t, xs + 1, k, wp);
+        fmpcb_mul(y, y, t, wp);
+    }
+
+    /* initial rising factorial */
+    fmpcb_zero(t);
+    for (i = 1; i <= m; i++)
+        fmpcb_addmul_fmpz(t, xs + i, s + i, wp);
+
+    fmpcb_mul(y, y, t, wp);
+
+    /* the leading coefficient is always the same */
+    fmpcb_mul_fmpz(xs + m - 1, xs + m - 1, d + m - 1 + 0, wp);
+
+    for (k = 0; k + 2 * m <= n; k += m)
+    {
+        for (i = 0; i < m - 1; i++)
+        {
+            fmpz_set_ui(h, k);
+            _fmpz_poly_evaluate_horner_fmpz(c, d + i * m, m - i, h);
+
+            if (i == 0)
+                fmpcb_add_fmpz(t, t, c, wp);
+            else
+                fmpcb_addmul_fmpz(t, xs + i, c, wp);
+        }
+
+        fmpcb_add(t, t, xs + m - 1, wp);
+        fmpcb_mul(y, y, t, wp);
+    }
+
+    fmpcb_set_round(y, y, prec);
+
+    fmpcb_clear(t);
+    fmpcb_clear(u);
+    fmpcb_clear(v);
+    _fmpcb_vec_clear(xs, m + 1);
+    _fmpz_vec_clear(d, m * m);
+    _fmpz_vec_clear(s, m + 1);
+    fmpz_clear(c);
+    fmpz_clear(h);
+}
+
diff --git a/gamma/rising_fmprb_ui_bsplit.c b/gamma/rising_fmprb_ui_bsplit.c
index b82089b0..1dc66c39 100644
--- a/gamma/rising_fmprb_ui_bsplit.c
+++ b/gamma/rising_fmprb_ui_bsplit.c
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@
 void
 gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_bsplit(fmprb_t y, const fmprb_t x, ulong n, long prec)
 {
-    if (prec < 768 || n < 8 || fmprb_bits(x) < prec / 8)
+    if (prec < 512 || n < 8 || fmprb_bits(x) < prec / 8)
         gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_bsplit_simple(y, x, n, prec);
-    else if (prec < 1500 || n < 500000 / prec)
-        gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_bsplit_eight(y, x, n, prec);
     else
-        gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_bsplit_rectangular(y, x, n, 0, prec);
+        gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_delta(y, x, n, 0, prec);
 }
 
diff --git a/gamma/rising_fmprb_ui_delta.c b/gamma/rising_fmprb_ui_delta.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd726c28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gamma/rising_fmprb_ui_delta.c
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+
+    This file is part of ARB.
+
+    ARB is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    ARB is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with ARB; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+=============================================================================*/
+/******************************************************************************
+
+    Copyright (C) 2013 Fredrik Johansson
+
+******************************************************************************/
+
+#include "gamma.h"
+#include "arith.h"
+
+void
+rising_difference_polynomial(fmpz * s, fmpz * c, ulong m)
+{
+    long i, j, k;
+    fmpz_t t;
+
+    fmpz_init(t);
+
+    arith_stirling_number_1u_vec(s, m, m + 1);
+
+    for (k = 0; k < m; k++)
+    {
+        for (i = 0; i <= m - k - 1; i++)
+        {
+            fmpz_zero(c + m * k + i);
+
+            for (j = i + 1; j + k <= m; j++)
+            {
+                if (j == i + 1)
+                {
+                    fmpz_bin_uiui(t, 1+i+k, k);
+                    fmpz_mul_ui(t, t, m * (i+1));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    fmpz_mul_ui(t, t, m * (k + j));
+                    fmpz_divexact_ui(t, t, j - i);
+                }
+
+                fmpz_addmul(c + m * k + i, s + j + k, t);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fmpz_clear(t);
+}
+
+void
+gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_delta(fmprb_t y, const fmprb_t x, ulong n, ulong m, long prec)
+{
+    fmprb_struct * xs;
+    fmprb_t t, u, v;
+    ulong i, k, rem;
+    fmpz_t c, h;
+    fmpz *s, *d;
+    long wp;
+
+    if (n == 0)
+    {
+        fmprb_one(y);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (n == 1)
+    {
+        fmprb_set_round(y, x, prec);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    wp = FMPR_PREC_ADD(prec, FLINT_BIT_COUNT(n));
+
+    fmprb_init(t);
+    fmprb_init(u);
+    fmprb_init(v);
+    fmpz_init(c);
+    fmpz_init(h);
+
+    if (m == 0)
+    {
+        ulong m1, m2;
+        m1 = 0.04 * pow(wp, 0.65);
+        m2 = n_sqrt(n);
+        m = FLINT_MIN(m1, m2);
+    }
+
+    m = FLINT_MIN(m, n);
+    m = FLINT_MAX(m, 1);
+
+    xs = _fmprb_vec_init(m + 1);
+    d = _fmpz_vec_init(m * m);
+    s = _fmpz_vec_init(m + 1);
+
+    for (i = 0; i <= m; i++)
+    {
+        if (i == 0)
+            fmprb_one(xs + i);
+        else if (i == 1)
+            fmprb_set(xs + i, x);
+        else if (i % 2 == 0)
+            fmprb_mul(xs + i, xs + i / 2, xs + i / 2, wp);
+        else
+            fmprb_mul(xs + i, xs + i - 1, x, wp);
+    }
+
+    rising_difference_polynomial(s, d, m);
+
+    /* tail */
+    rem = m;
+    while (rem + m <= n)
+        rem += m;
+    fmprb_one(y);
+    for (k = rem; k < n; k++)
+    {
+        fmprb_add_ui(t, xs + 1, k, wp);
+        fmprb_mul(y, y, t, wp);
+    }
+
+    /* initial rising factorial */
+    fmprb_zero(t);
+    for (i = 1; i <= m; i++)
+        fmprb_addmul_fmpz(t, xs + i, s + i, wp);
+
+    fmprb_mul(y, y, t, wp);
+
+    /* the leading coefficient is always the same */
+    fmprb_mul_fmpz(xs + m - 1, xs + m - 1, d + m - 1 + 0, wp);
+
+    for (k = 0; k + 2 * m <= n; k += m)
+    {
+        for (i = 0; i < m - 1; i++)
+        {
+            fmpz_set_ui(h, k);
+            _fmpz_poly_evaluate_horner_fmpz(c, d + i * m, m - i, h);
+
+            if (i == 0)
+                fmprb_add_fmpz(t, t, c, wp);
+            else
+                fmprb_addmul_fmpz(t, xs + i, c, wp);
+        }
+
+        fmprb_add(t, t, xs + m - 1, wp);
+        fmprb_mul(y, y, t, wp);
+    }
+
+    fmprb_set_round(y, y, prec);
+
+    fmprb_clear(t);
+    fmprb_clear(u);
+    fmprb_clear(v);
+    _fmprb_vec_clear(xs, m + 1);
+    _fmpz_vec_clear(d, m * m);
+    _fmpz_vec_clear(s, m + 1);
+    fmpz_clear(c);
+    fmpz_clear(h);
+}
+
diff --git a/gamma/stirling_choose_param.c b/gamma/stirling_choose_param.c
index a5784955..e3a60531 100644
--- a/gamma/stirling_choose_param.c
+++ b/gamma/stirling_choose_param.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "bernoulli.h"
 
 /* tuning factor */
-#define GAMMA_STIRLING_BETA 0.23
+#define GAMMA_STIRLING_BETA 0.27
 
 static __inline__ long
 _fmpr_mag(const fmpr_t x)
diff --git a/gamma/test/t-rising_fmpcb_ui_delta.c b/gamma/test/t-rising_fmpcb_ui_delta.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e1a8037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gamma/test/t-rising_fmpcb_ui_delta.c
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+
+    This file is part of fmpcb.
+
+    fmpcb is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    fmpcb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with fmpcb; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+=============================================================================*/
+/******************************************************************************
+
+    Copyright (C) 2012 Fredrik Johansson
+
+******************************************************************************/
+
+#include "gamma.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+    long iter;
+    flint_rand_t state;
+
+    printf("rising_fmpcb_ui_delta....");
+    fflush(stdout);
+
+    flint_randinit(state);
+
+    /* check functional equation */
+    for (iter = 0; iter < 1000; iter++)
+    {
+        fmpcb_t x, xn, y, z;
+        ulong n, m, step1, step2, step3;
+
+        fmpcb_init(x);
+        fmpcb_init(xn);
+        fmpcb_init(y);
+        fmpcb_init(z);
+
+        fmpcb_randtest(x, state, 1 + n_randint(state, 4000), 10);
+        n = n_randint(state, 80);
+        m = n_randint(state, 40);
+        fmpcb_add_ui(xn, x, n, 1 + n_randint(state, 4000));
+
+        step1 = n_randint(state, 20);
+        step2 = n_randint(state, 20);
+        step3 = n_randint(state, 20);
+
+        gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_delta(y, x, n, step1, 2 + n_randint(state, 4000));
+        gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_delta(z, xn, m, step2, 2 + n_randint(state, 4000));
+        fmpcb_mul(y, y, z, 2 + n_randint(state, 4000));
+
+        gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_delta(z, x, n + m, step3, 2 + n_randint(state, 4000));
+
+        if (!fmpcb_overlaps(y, z))
+        {
+            printf("FAIL: overlap\n\n");
+            printf("n = %lu\n", n);
+            printf("m = %lu\n", m);
+            printf("x = "); fmpcb_print(x); printf("\n\n");
+            printf("xn = "); fmpcb_print(xn); printf("\n\n");
+            printf("y = "); fmpcb_print(y); printf("\n\n");
+            printf("z = "); fmpcb_print(z); printf("\n\n");
+            abort();
+        }
+
+        fmpcb_clear(x);
+        fmpcb_clear(xn);
+        fmpcb_clear(y);
+        fmpcb_clear(z);
+    }
+
+    /* aliasing of y and x */
+    for (iter = 0; iter < 1000; iter++)
+    {
+        fmpcb_t x, y;
+        ulong n;
+        long prec;
+        ulong step;
+
+        fmpcb_init(x);
+        fmpcb_init(y);
+
+        fmpcb_randtest(x, state, 1 + n_randint(state, 200), 10);
+        fmpcb_randtest(y, state, 1 + n_randint(state, 200), 10);
+        n = n_randint(state, 100);
+
+        step = n_randint(state, 20);
+
+        prec = 2 + n_randint(state, 4000);
+        gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_delta(y, x, n, step, prec);
+        gamma_rising_fmpcb_ui_delta(x, x, n, step, prec);
+
+        if (!fmpcb_equal(x, y))
+        {
+            printf("FAIL: aliasing\n\n");
+            printf("x = "); fmpcb_print(x); printf("\n\n");
+            printf("y = "); fmpcb_print(y); printf("\n\n");
+            printf("n = %lu\n", n);
+            abort();
+        }
+
+        fmpcb_clear(x);
+        fmpcb_clear(y);
+    }
+
+    flint_randclear(state);
+    _fmpz_cleanup();
+    printf("PASS\n");
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/gamma/test/t-rising_fmprb_ui_delta.c b/gamma/test/t-rising_fmprb_ui_delta.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19d6939f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gamma/test/t-rising_fmprb_ui_delta.c
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+
+    This file is part of fmprb.
+
+    fmprb is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    fmprb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with fmprb; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+=============================================================================*/
+/******************************************************************************
+
+    Copyright (C) 2012 Fredrik Johansson
+
+******************************************************************************/
+
+#include "gamma.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+    long iter;
+    flint_rand_t state;
+
+    printf("rising_fmprb_ui_delta....");
+    fflush(stdout);
+
+    flint_randinit(state);
+
+    /* compare with fmpq */
+    for (iter = 0; iter < 1000; iter++)
+    {
+        fmprb_t a, b;
+        fmpq_t x, y, z;
+        ulong n, step;
+        long i;
+
+        fmprb_init(a);
+        fmprb_init(b);
+
+        fmpq_init(x);
+        fmpq_init(y);
+        fmpq_init(z);
+
+        fmprb_randtest(a, state, 1 + n_randint(state, 1000), 10);
+        fmprb_randtest(b, state, 1 + n_randint(state, 1000), 10);
+        n = n_randint(state, 80);
+
+        fmprb_get_rand_fmpq(x, state, a, 1 + n_randint(state, 1000));
+
+        step = n_randint(state, 20);
+        gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_delta(b, a, n, step, 2 + n_randint(state, 1000));
+
+        fmpq_one(y);
+        for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+        {
+            fmpq_set_si(z, i, 1);
+            fmpq_add(z, x, z);
+            fmpq_mul(y, y, z);
+        }
+
+        if (!fmprb_contains_fmpq(b, y))
+        {
+            printf("FAIL: containment\n\n");
+            printf("n = %lu\n", n);
+            printf("a = "); fmprb_print(a); printf("\n\n");
+            printf("x = "); fmpq_print(x); printf("\n\n");
+            printf("b = "); fmprb_print(b); printf("\n\n");
+            printf("y = "); fmpq_print(y); printf("\n\n");
+            abort();
+        }
+
+        fmprb_clear(a);
+        fmprb_clear(b);
+
+        fmpq_clear(x);
+        fmpq_clear(y);
+        fmpq_clear(z);
+    }
+
+    /* aliasing of y and x */
+    for (iter = 0; iter < 1000; iter++)
+    {
+        fmprb_t x, y;
+        ulong n, step;
+        long prec;
+
+        fmprb_init(x);
+        fmprb_init(y);
+
+        fmprb_randtest(x, state, 1 + n_randint(state, 200), 10);
+        fmprb_randtest(y, state, 1 + n_randint(state, 200), 10);
+        n = n_randint(state, 100);
+
+        prec = 2 + n_randint(state, 1000);
+
+        step = n_randint(state, 20);
+        gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_delta(y, x, n, step, prec);
+        gamma_rising_fmprb_ui_delta(x, x, n, step, prec);
+
+        if (!fmprb_equal(x, y))
+        {
+            printf("FAIL: aliasing\n\n");
+            printf("x = "); fmprb_print(x); printf("\n\n");
+            printf("y = "); fmprb_print(y); printf("\n\n");
+            printf("n = %lu\n", n);
+            abort();
+        }
+
+        fmprb_clear(x);
+        fmprb_clear(y);
+    }
+
+    flint_randclear(state);
+    _fmpz_cleanup();
+    printf("PASS\n");
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}