We give a dimension formula for the space of logarithm-free
series solutions to an A-hypergeometric (or a
Gel’fand-Kapranov-Zelevinskiĭ (GKZ)
hypergeometric) system. In the case where the convex hull
spanned by A is a simplex, we give a rank formula for
the system, characterize the exceptional set, and prove the
equivalence of the Cohen-Macaulayness of the toric variety
defined by A with the emptiness of the exceptional
set. Furthermore, we classify A-hypergeometric systems
as analytic $\mathscr{D}$ -modules.