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1 Mathematical Functions (math.h)

This chapter groups a wide variety of mathematical functions. Thecorresponding definitions and declarations are in math.h.The definition of HUGE_VAL from math.h is of particular interest.

  1. The representation of infinity as a double is defined asHUGE_VAL; this number is returned on overflow by many functions.The macro HUGE_VALF is a corresponding value for float.

Alternative declarations of the mathematical functions, which exploitspecific machine capabilities to operate faster—but generally haveless error checking and may reflect additional limitations on somemachines—are available when you include fastmath.h instead ofmath.h.


1.1 Error Handling

There are two different versions of the math library routines: IEEEand POSIX. The version may be selected at runtime bysetting the global variable _LIB_VERSION, defined inmath.h. It may be set to one of the following constants definedin math.h: _IEEE_ or _POSIX_.The _LIB_VERSION variable is not specific to anythread, and changing it will affect all threads.

The versions of the library differ only in the setting of errno.

In IEEE mode, errno is never set.

In POSIX mode, errno is set correctly.

The library is set to IEEE mode by default.

The majority of the floating-point math functions are writtenso as to produce the floating-point exceptions (e.g. "invalid","divide-by-zero") as required by the C and POSIX standards, forfloating-point implementations that support them. Newlib does not providethe floating-point exception access routines defined in the standardsfor fenv.h, though, which is why they are considered unsupported. It ismentioned in case you have separately-provided access routines so thatyou are aware that they can be caused.

1.2 Standards Compliance And Portability

Most of the individual function descriptions describe the standards to whicheach function complies. However, these descriptions are mostly out of date,having been written before C99 was released. One of these days we’ll getaround to updating the rest of them. (If you’d like to help, please let usknow.)

“C99” refers to ISO/IEC 9899:1999, “Programming languages–C”.“POSIX” refers to IEEE Standard 1003.1. POSIX® is aregistered trademark of The IEEE.


1.3 acos, acosf—arc cosine

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double acos(double x);float acosf(float x);

Description

acos computes the inverse cosine (arc cosine) of the input value.Arguments to acos must be in the range -1 to 1.

acosf is identical to acos, except that it performsits calculations on floats.


Returns
acos and acosf return values in radians, in the range of 0 to pi.

If x is not between -1 and 1, the returned value is NaN(not a number), and the global variable errno is set to EDOM.



1.4 acosh, acoshf—inverse hyperbolic cosine

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double acosh(double x);float acoshf(float x);

Description
acosh calculates the inverse hyperbolic cosine of x.acosh is defined as

 log(x + sqrt(x*x-1))

x must be a number greater than or equal to 1.

acoshf is identical, other than taking and returning floats.


Returns
acosh and acoshf return the calculated value. If xless than 1, the return value is NaN and errno is set to EDOM.


Portability
Neither acosh nor acoshf are ANSI C. They are not recommendedfor portable programs.



1.5 asin, asinf—arc sine

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double asin(double x);float asinf(float x);

Description

asin computes the inverse sine (arc sine) of the argument x.Arguments to asin must be in the range -1 to 1.

asinf is identical to asin, other than taking andreturning floats.


Returns
asin returns values in radians, in the range of -pi/2 to pi/2.

If x is not in the range -1 to 1, asin and asinfreturn NaN (not a number), and the global variable errno is set toEDOM.



1.6 asinh, asinhf—inverse hyperbolic sine

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double asinh(double x);float asinhf(float x);

Description
asinh calculates the inverse hyperbolic sine of x.asinh is defined as

 sgn(x) * log(abs(x) + sqrt(1+x*x))

asinhf is identical, other than taking and returning floats.


Returns
asinh and asinhf return the calculated value.


Portability
Neither asinh nor asinhf are ANSI C.



1.7 atan, atanf—arc tangent

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double atan(double x);float atanf(float x);

Description

atan computes the inverse tangent (arc tangent) of the input value.

atanf is identical to atan, save that it operates on floats.


Returns
atan returns a value in radians, in the range of -pi/2 to pi/2.


Portability
atan is ANSI C. atanf is an extension.



1.8 atan2, atan2f—arc tangent of y/x

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double atan2(double y,double x);float atan2f(float y,float x);

Description

atan2 computes the inverse tangent (arc tangent) of y/x. atan2 produces the correct result even for angles nearpi/2 or -pi/2(that is, when x is near 0).

atan2f is identical to atan2, save that it takes and returnsfloat.


Returns
atan2 and atan2f return a value in radians, in the range of-pi to pi.


Portability
atan2 is ANSI C. atan2f is an extension.



1.9 atanh, atanhf—inverse hyperbolic tangent

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double atanh(double x);float atanhf(float x);

Description
atanh calculates the inverse hyperbolic tangent of x.

atanhf is identical, other than taking and returningfloat values.


Returns
atanh and atanhf return the calculated value.

If

x|

is greater than 1, the global errno is set to EDOM andthe result is a NaN. A DOMAIN error is reported.

If

x|

is 1, the global errno is set to EDOM; and the result isinfinity with the same sign as x. A SING error is reported.


Portability
Neither atanh nor atanhf are ANSI C.



1.10 jN, jNf, yN, yNf—Bessel functions

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double j0(double x);float j0f(float x);double j1(double x);float j1f(float x);double jn(int n, double x);float jnf(int n, float x);double y0(double x);float y0f(float x);double y1(double x);float y1f(float x);double yn(int n, double x);float ynf(int n, float x);

Description
The Bessel functions are a family of functions that solve thedifferential equation

 2 2 2 x y'' + xy' + (x - p )y = 0

These functions have many applications in engineering and physics.

jn calculates the Bessel function of the first kind of ordern. j0 and j1 are special cases for order 0 and order1 respectively.

Similarly, yn calculates the Bessel function of the second kind oforder n, and y0 and y1 are special cases for order 0 and1.

jnf, j0f, j1f, ynf, y0f, and y1f perform thesame calculations, but on float rather than double values.


Returns
The value of each Bessel function at x is returned.


Portability
None of the Bessel functions are in ANSI C.



1.11 cbrt, cbrtf—cube root

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double cbrt(double x);float cbrtf(float x);

Description
cbrt computes the cube root of the argument.


Returns
The cube root is returned.


Portability
cbrt is in System V release 4. cbrtf is an extension.



1.12 copysign, copysignf—sign of y, magnitude of x

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double copysign (double x, double y);float copysignf (float x, float y);

Description
copysign constructs a number with the magnitude (absolute value)of its first argument, x, and the sign of its second argument,y.

copysignf does the same thing; the two functions differ only inthe type of their arguments and result.


Returns
copysign returns a double with the magnitude ofx and the sign of y.copysignf returns a float with the magnitude ofx and the sign of y.


Portability
copysign is not required by either ANSI C or the System V InterfaceDefinition (Issue 2).



1.13 cosh, coshf—hyperbolic cosine

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double cosh(double x);float coshf(float x);

Description

cosh computes the hyperbolic cosine of the argument x.cosh(x) is defined as

 (exp(x) + exp(-x))/2

Angles are specified in radians. coshf is identical, save that it takes and returns float.


Returns
The computed value is returned. When the correct value would createan overflow, cosh returns the value HUGE_VAL with theappropriate sign, and the global value errno is set to ERANGE.


Portability
cosh is ANSI. coshf is an extension.



1.14 erf, erff, erfc, erfcf—error function

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double erf(double x);float erff(float x);double erfc(double x);float erfcf(float x);

Description
erf calculates an approximation to the “error function”,which estimates the probability that an observation will fall withinx standard deviations of the mean (assuming a normaldistribution).

erfc calculates the complementary probability; that is,erfc(x) is 1 - erf(x). erfc is computed directly,so that you can use it to avoid the loss of precision that wouldresult from subtracting large probabilities (on large x) from 1.

erff and erfcf differ from erf and erfc only in theargument and result types.


Returns
For positive arguments, erf and all its variants return aprobability—a number between 0 and 1.


Portability
None of the variants of erf are ANSI C.



1.15 exp, expf—exponential

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double exp(double x);float expf(float x);

Description
exp and expf calculate the exponential of x, that is,e raised to the power x (where eis the base of the natural system of logarithms, approximately 2.71828).


Returns
On success, exp and expf return the calculated value.If the result underflows, the returned value is 0. If theresult overflows, the returned value is HUGE_VAL. Ineither case, errno is set to ERANGE.


Portability
exp is ANSI C. expf is an extension.



1.16 exp10, exp10f—exponential, base 10

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double exp10(double x);float exp10f(float x);

Description
exp10 and exp10f calculate 10 ^ x, that is,10 raised to the power x.


Returns
On success, exp10 and exp10f return the calculated value.If the result underflows, the returned value is 0. If theresult overflows, the returned value is HUGE_VAL. Ineither case, errno is set to ERANGE.


Portability
exp10 and exp10f are GNU extensions.



1.17 exp2, exp2f—exponential, base 2

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double exp2(double x);float exp2f(float x);

Description
exp2 and exp2f calculate 2 ^ x, that is,2 raised to the power x.


Returns
On success, exp2 and exp2f return the calculated value.If the result underflows, the returned value is 0. If theresult overflows, the returned value is HUGE_VAL. Ineither case, errno is set to ERANGE.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX.



1.18 expm1, expm1f—exponential minus 1

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double expm1(double x);float expm1f(float x);

Description
expm1 and expm1f calculate the exponential of xand subtract 1, that is,e raised to the power x minus 1 (where eis the base of the natural system of logarithms, approximately2.71828). The result is accurate even for small values ofx, where using exp(x)-1 would lose manysignificant digits.


Returns
e raised to the power x, minus 1.


Portability
Neither expm1 nor expm1f is required by ANSI C or bythe System V Interface Definition (Issue 2).



1.19 fabs, fabsf—absolute value (magnitude)

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double fabs(double x);float fabsf(float x);

Description
fabs and fabsf calculatethe absolute value (magnitude) of the argument x, by directmanipulation of the bit representation of x.


Returns
The calculated value is returned. No errors are detected.


Portability
fabs is ANSI.fabsf is an extension.



1.20 fdim, fdimf—positive difference

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double fdim(double x, double y);float fdimf(float x, float y);

Description
The fdim functions determine the positive difference between theirarguments, returning:

x - yif x > y, or
+0	if x <= y, or
NAN	if either argument is NAN.

A range error may occur.


Returns
The fdim functions return the positive difference value.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX.



1.21 floor, floorf, ceil, ceilf—floor and ceiling

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double floor(double x);float floorf(float x);double ceil(double x);float ceilf(float x);

Description
floor and floorf findthe nearest integer less than or equal to x.ceil and ceilf findthe nearest integer greater than or equal to x.


Returns
floor and ceil return the integer result as a double.floorf and ceilf return the integer result as a float.


Portability
floor and ceil are ANSI.floorf and ceilf are extensions.



1.22 fma, fmaf—floating multiply add

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double fma(double x, double y, double z);float fmaf(float x, float y, float z);

Description
The fma functions compute (x * y) + z, rounded as one ternaryoperation: they compute the value (as if) to infinite precision and round onceto the result format, according to the rounding mode characterized by the valueof FLT_ROUNDS. That is, they are supposed to do this: see below.


Returns
The fma functions return (x * y) + z, rounded as one ternaryoperation.


Bugs
This implementation does not provide the function that it should, purelyreturning "(x * y) + z;" with no attempt at all to provide thesimulated infinite precision intermediates which are required. DO NOT USE THEM.

If double has enough more precision than float, then fmaf should providethe expected numeric results, as it does use double for the calculation. Butsince this is not the case for all platforms, this manual cannot determineif it is so for your case.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX.



1.23 fmax, fmaxf—maximum

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double fmax(double x, double y);float fmaxf(float x, float y);

Description
The fmax functions determine the maximum numeric value of their arguments.NaN arguments are treated as missing data: if one argument is a NaN and theother numeric, then the fmax functions choose the numeric value.


Returns
The fmax functions return the maximum numeric value of their arguments.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX.



1.24 fmin, fminf—minimum

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double fmin(double x, double y);float fminf(float x, float y);

Description
The fmin functions determine the minimum numeric value of their arguments.NaN arguments are treated as missing data: if one argument is a NaN and theother numeric, then the fmin functions choose the numeric value.


Returns
The fmin functions return the minimum numeric value of their arguments.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX.



1.25 fmod, fmodf—floating-point remainder (modulo)

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double fmod(double x, double y);float fmodf(float x, float y);

Description
The fmod and fmodf functions compute the floating-pointremainder of x/y (x modulo y).


Returns
The fmod function returns the value x-i*y,for the largest integer i such that, if y is nonzero, theresult has the same sign as x and magnitude less than themagnitude of y.

fmod(x,0) returns NaN, and sets errno to EDOM.


Portability
fmod is ANSI C. fmodf is an extension.



1.26 frexp, frexpf—split floating-point number

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double frexp(double val, int *exp);float frexpf(float val, int *exp);

Description
All nonzero, normal numbers can be described as m * 2**p.frexp represents the double val as a mantissa mand a power of two p. The resulting mantissa will alwaysbe greater than or equal to 0.5, and less than 1.0 (aslong as val is nonzero). The power of two will be storedin *exp.

m and p are calculated so thatval is m times 2 to the power p.

frexpf is identical, other than taking and returningfloats rather than doubles.


Returns
frexp returns the mantissa m. If val is 0, infinity,or Nan, frexp will set *exp to 0 and return val.


Portability
frexp is ANSI.frexpf is an extension.



1.27 gamma, gammaf, lgamma, lgammaf, gamma_r, gammaf_r, lgamma_r, lgammaf_r, tgamma, and tgammaf—logarithmic and plain gamma functions

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double gamma(double x);float gammaf(float x);double lgamma(double x);float lgammaf(float x);double gamma_r(double x, int *signgamp);float gammaf_r(float x, int *signgamp);double lgamma_r(double x, int *signgamp);float lgammaf_r(float x, int *signgamp);double tgamma(double x);float tgammaf(float x);

Description
gamma calculatesthe natural logarithm of the gamma function of x. The gamma function(exp(gamma(x))) is a generalization of factorial, and retainsthe property thatexp(gamma(N)) is equivalent to N*exp(gamma(N-1)).Accordingly, the results of the gamma function itself grow veryquickly. gamma is defined asthe natural log of the gamma function, rather than the gamma functionitself,to extend the useful range of results representable.

The sign of the result is returned in the global variable signgam,which is declared in math.h.

gammaf performs the same calculation as gamma, but uses andreturns float values.

lgamma and lgammaf are alternate names for gamma andgammaf. The use of lgamma instead of gamma is a reminderthat these functions compute the log of the gamma function, ratherthan the gamma function itself.

The functions gamma_r, gammaf_r, lgamma_r, andlgammaf_r are just like gamma, gammaf, lgamma, andlgammaf, respectively, but take an additional argument. Thisadditional argument is a pointer to an integer. This additionalargument is used to return the sign of the result, and the globalvariable signgam is not used. These functions may be used forreentrant calls (but they will still set the global variable errnoif an error occurs).

tgamma and tgammaf are the "true gamma" functions, returningthe gamma function of x–without a logarithm.(They are apparently so named because of the prior existence of the old,poorly-named gamma functions which returned the log of gamma upthrough BSD 4.2.)


Returns
Normally, the computed result is returned.

When x is a nonpositive integer, gamma returns HUGE_VALand errno is set to EDOM. If the result overflows, gammareturns HUGE_VAL and errno is set to ERANGE.


Portability
Neither gamma nor gammaf is ANSI C. It is better not to use eitherof these; use lgamma or tgamma instead.
lgamma, lgammaf, tgamma, and tgammaf are nominally C standardin terms of the base return values, although the signgam global forlgamma is not standard.



1.28 hypot, hypotf—distance from origin

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double hypot(double x, double y);float hypotf(float x, float y);

Description
hypot calculates the Euclidean distancesqrt(x*x + y*y)between the origin (0,0) and a point represented by theCartesian coordinates (x,y). hypotf differs onlyin the type of its arguments and result.


Returns
Normally, the distance value is returned. On overflow,hypot returns HUGE_VAL and sets errno toERANGE.


Portability
hypot and hypotf are not ANSI C.



1.29 ilogb, ilogbf—get exponent of floating-point number

Synopsis

#include <math.h>int ilogb(double val);int ilogbf(float val);

Description

All nonzero, normal numbers can be described as m *2**p. ilogb and ilogbf examine the argumentval, and return p. The functions frexp andfrexpf are similar to ilogb and ilogbf, but alsoreturn m.


Returns

ilogb and ilogbf return the power of two used to form thefloating-point argument.If val is 0, they return FP_ILOGB0.If val is infinite, they return INT_MAX.If val is NaN, they return FP_ILOGBNAN.(FP_ILOGB0 and FP_ILOGBNAN are defined in math.h, but in turn aredefined as INT_MIN or INT_MAX from limits.h. The value of FP_ILOGB0 may beeither INT_MIN or -INT_MAX. The value of FP_ILOGBNAN may be either INT_MAX orINT_MIN.)


Portability
C99, POSIX



1.30 infinity, infinityf—representation of infinity

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double infinity(void);float infinityf(void);

Description
infinity and infinityf return the special number IEEEinfinity in double- and single-precision arithmeticrespectively.


Portability
infinity and infinityf are neither standard C nor POSIX. C andPOSIX require macros HUGE_VAL and HUGE_VALF to be defined in math.h, whichNewlib defines to be infinities corresponding to these archaic infinity()and infinityf() functions in floating-point implementations which do haveinfinities.



1.31 isgreater, isgreaterequal, isless, islessequal, islessgreater, and isunordered—comparison macros

Synopsis

#include <math.h>int isgreater(real-floating x, real-floating y);int isgreaterequal(real-floating x, real-floating y);int isless(real-floating x, real-floating y);int islessequal(real-floating x, real-floating y);int islessgreater(real-floating x, real-floating y);int isunordered(real-floating x, real-floating y);

Description
isgreater, isgreaterequal, isless, islessequal,islessgreater, and isunordered are macros defined for use incomparing floating-point numbers without raising any floating-pointexceptions.

The relational operators (i.e. <, >, <=, and >=) support the usual mathematicalrelationships between numeric values. For any ordered pair of numericvalues exactly one of the relationships–less, greater, and equal–istrue. Relational operators may raise the "invalid" floating-pointexception when argument values are NaNs. For a NaN and a numeric value, orfor two NaNs, just the unordered relationship is true (i.e., if one or bothof the arguments a NaN, the relationship is called unordered). The specifiedmacros are quiet (non floating-point exception raising) versions of therelational operators, and other comparison macros that facilitate writingefficient code that accounts for NaNs without suffering the "invalid"floating-point exception. In the synopses shown, "real-floating" indicatesthat the argument is an expression of real floating type.

Please note that saying that the macros do not raise floating-pointexceptions, it is referring to the function that they are performing. Itis certainly possible to give them an expression which causes an exception.For example:

NaN < 1.0

causes an "invalid" exception,

isless(NaN, 1.0)

does not, and

isless(NaN*0., 1.0)

causes an exception due to the "NaN*0.", but not from theresultant reduced comparison of isless(NaN, 1.0).


Returns
No floating-point exceptions are raised for any of the macros.
The isgreater macro returns the value of (x) > (y).
The isgreaterequal macro returns the value of (x) >= (y).
The isless macro returns the value of (x) < (y).
The islessequal macro returns the value of (x) <= (y).
The islessgreater macro returns the value of (x) < (y) || (x) > (y).
The isunordered macro returns 1 if either of its arguments is NaN and 0 otherwise.


Portability
C99, POSIX.



1.32 fpclassify, isfinite, isinf, isnan, and isnormal—floating-point classification macros; finite, finitef, isinf, isinff, isnan, isnanf—test for exceptional numbers

Synopsis

[C99 standard macros:]#include <math.h>int fpclassify(real-floating x);int isfinite(real-floating x);int isinf(real-floating x);int isnan(real-floating x);int isnormal(real-floating x);[Archaic SUSv2 functions:]#include <math.h>int isnan(double arg);int isinf(double arg);int finite(double arg);int isnanf(float arg);int isinff(float arg);int finitef(float arg);

Description
fpclassify, isfinite, isinf, isnan, and isnormal are macrosdefined for use in classifying floating-point numbers. This is a help becauseof special "values" like NaN and infinities. In the synopses shown,"real-floating" indicates that the argument is an expression of real floatingtype. These function-like macros are C99 and POSIX-compliant, and should beused instead of the now-archaic SUSv2 functions.

The fpclassify macro classifies its argument value as NaN, infinite, normal,subnormal, zero, or into another implementation-defined category. First, anargument represented in a format wider than its semantic type is converted toits semantic type. Then classification is based on the type of the argument.The fpclassify macro returns the value of the number classification macroappropriate to the value of its argument:

FP_INFINITE

x is either plus or minus infinity;

FP_NAN

x is "Not A Number" (plus or minus);

FP_NORMAL

x is a "normal" number (i.e. is none of the other special forms);

FP_SUBNORMAL

x is too small be stored as a regular normalized number (i.e. loss of precision is likely); or

FP_ZERO

x is 0 (either plus or minus).

The "is" set of macros provide a useful set of shorthand ways forclassifying floating-point numbers, providing the following equivalentrelations:

isfinite(x)

returns non-zero if x is finite. (It is equivalent to(fpclassify(x) != FP_INFINITE && fpclassify(x) != FP_NAN).)

isinf(x)

returns non-zero if x is infinite. (It is equivalent to(fpclassify(x) == FP_INFINITE).)

isnan(x)

returns non-zero if x is NaN. (It is equivalent to(fpclassify(x) == FP_NAN).)

isnormal(x)

returns non-zero if x is normal. (It is equivalent to(fpclassify(x) == FP_NORMAL).)

The archaic SUSv2 functions provide information on the floating-pointargument supplied.

There are five major number formats ("exponent" referring to thebiased exponent in the binary-encoded number):

zero

A number which contains all zero bits, excluding the sign bit.

subnormal

A number with a zero exponent but a nonzero fraction.

normal

A number with an exponent and a fraction.

infinity

A number with an all 1’s exponent and a zero fraction.

NAN

A number with an all 1’s exponent and a nonzero fraction.

isnan returns 1 if the argument is a nan. isinfreturns 1 if the argument is infinity. finite returns 1 if theargument is zero, subnormal or normal.The isnanf, isinff and finitef functions perform the sameoperations as their isnan, isinf and finitecounterparts, but on single-precision floating-point numbers.

It should be noted that the C99 standard dictates that isnanand isinf are macros that operate on multiple types offloating-point. The SUSv2 standard declares isnan asa function taking double. Newlib has decided to declarethem both as functions and as macros in math.h tomaintain backward compatibility.


Returns
The fpclassify macro returns the value corresponding to the appropriate FP_ macro.
The isfinite macro returns nonzero if x is finite, else 0.
The isinf macro returns nonzero if x is infinite, else 0.
The isnan macro returns nonzero if x is an NaN, else 0.
The isnormal macro returns nonzero if x has a normal value, else 0.


Portability
math.h macros are C99, POSIX.1-2001.

The functions originate from BSD; isnan was listed in the X/OpenPortability Guide and Single Unix Specification, but was dropped whenthe macro was standardized in POSIX.1-2001.



1.33 ldexp, ldexpf—load exponent

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double ldexp(double val, int exp);float ldexpf(float val, int exp);

Description
ldexp calculates the value val times 2 to the power exp.ldexpf is identical, save that it takes and returns floatrather than double values.


Returns
ldexp returns the calculated value.

Underflow and overflow both set errno to ERANGE.On underflow, ldexp and ldexpf return 0.0.On overflow, ldexp returns plus or minus HUGE_VAL.


Portability
ldexp is ANSI. ldexpf is an extension.



1.34 log, logf—natural logarithms

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double log(double x);float logf(float x);

Description
Return the natural logarithm of x, that is, its logarithm base e(where e is the base of the natural system of logarithms, 2.71828…).log and logf are identical save for the return and argument types.


Returns
Normally, returns the calculated value. When x is zero, thereturned value is -HUGE_VAL and errno is set to ERANGE.When x is negative, the returned value is NaN (not a number) anderrno is set to EDOM.


Portability
log is ANSI. logf is an extension.



1.35 log10, log10f—base 10 logarithms

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double log10(double x);float log10f(float x);

Description
log10 returns the base 10 logarithm of x.It is implemented as log(x) / log(10).

log10f is identical, save that it takes and returns float values.


Returns
log10 and log10f return the calculated value.

See the description of log for information on errors.


Portability
log10 is ANSI C. log10f is an extension.



1.36 log1p, log1pf—log of 1 + x

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double log1p(double x);float log1pf(float x);

Description
log1p calculatesthe natural logarithm of 1+x. You can use log1p ratherthan ‘log(1+x)’ for greater precision when x is verysmall.

log1pf calculates the same thing, but accepts and returnsfloat values rather than double.


Returns
log1p returns a double, the natural log of 1+x.log1pf returns a float, the natural log of 1+x.


Portability
Neither log1p nor log1pf is required by ANSI C or by the System VInterface Definition (Issue 2).



1.37 log2, log2f—base 2 logarithm

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double log2(double x);float log2f(float x);

Description
The log2 functions compute the base-2 logarithm of x. A domain erroroccurs if the argument is less than zero. A range error occurs if theargument is zero.

The Newlib implementations are not full, intrinisic calculations, butrather are derivatives based on log. (Accuracy might be slightly off froma direct calculation.) In addition to functions, they are also implemented asmacros defined in math.h:

 #define log2(x) (log (x) / _M_LN2) #define log2f(x) (logf (x) / (float) _M_LN2)

To use the functions instead, just undefine the macros first.


Returns
The log2 functions returnlog base-2(x)on success.When x is zero, thereturned value is -HUGE_VAL and errno is set to ERANGE.When x is negative, the returned value is NaN (not a number) anderrno is set to EDOM.


Portability
C99, POSIX, System V Interface Definition (Issue 6).



1.38 logb, logbf—get exponent of floating-point number

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double logb(double x);float logbf(float x);

Description
The logb functions extract the exponent of x, as a signed integer valuein floating-point format. If x is subnormal it is treated as though it werenormalized; thus, for positive finite x,1 <= (x * FLT_RADIX to the power (-logb(x))) < FLT_RADIX.A domain error may occur if the argument is zero.In this floating-point implementation, FLT_RADIX is 2. Which also meansthat for finite x, logb(x) = floor(log2(fabs(x))).

All nonzero, normal numbers can be described asm * 2**p, where 1.0 <= m < 2.0.The logb functions examine the argument x, and return p.The frexp functions are similar to the logb functions, butreturning m adjusted to the interval [.5, 1) or 0, and p+1.


Returns
When x is:
+inf or -inf, +inf is returned;
NaN, NaN is returned;
0, -inf is returned, and the divide-by-zero exception is raised;
otherwise, the logb functions return the signed exponent of x.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX


See Also
frexp, ilogb



1.39 lrint, lrintf, llrint, llrintf—round to integer

Synopsis

#include <math.h>long int lrint(double x);long int lrintf(float x);long long int llrint(double x);long long int llrintf(float x);

Description
The lrint and llrint functions round their argument to the nearestinteger value, using the current rounding direction. If the rounded value isoutside the range of the return type, the numeric result is unspecified. Arange error may occur if the magnitude of x is too large.The "inexact" floating-point exception is raised in implementations thatsupport it when the result differs in value from the argument (i.e., whena fraction actually has been truncated).


Returns
x rounded to an integral value, using the current rounding direction.


See Also
lround


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX



1.40 lround, lroundf, llround, llroundf—round to integer, to nearest

Synopsis

#include <math.h>long int lround(double x);long int lroundf(float x);long long int llround(double x);long long int llroundf(float x);

Description
The lround and llround functions round their argument to thenearest integer value, rounding halfway cases away from zero, regardlessof the current rounding direction. If the rounded value is outside therange of the return type, the numeric result is unspecified (dependingupon the floating-point implementation, not the library). A rangeerror may occur if the magnitude of x is too large.


Returns
x rounded to an integral value as an integer.


See Also
See the round functions for the return being the same floating-point typeas the argument. lrint, llrint.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX



1.41 modf, modff—split fractional and integer parts

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double modf(double val, double *ipart);float modff(float val, float *ipart);

Description
modf splits the double val apart into an integer partand a fractional part, returning the fractional part andstoring the integer part in *ipart. No roundingwhatsoever is done; the sum of the integer and fractionalparts is guaranteed to be exactly equal to val. Thatis, if realpart = modf(val, &intpart); then‘realpart+intpart’ is the same as val.modff is identical, save that it takes and returnsfloat rather than double values.


Returns
The fractional part is returned. Each result has the samesign as the supplied argument val.


Portability
modf is ANSI C. modff is an extension.



1.42 nan, nanf—representation of “Not a Number”

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double nan(const char *unused);float nanf(const char *unused);

Description
nan and nanf return an IEEE NaN (Not a Number) indouble- and single-precision arithmetic respectively. Theargument is currently disregarded.



1.43 nearbyint, nearbyintf—round to integer

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double nearbyint(double x);float nearbyintf(float x);

Description
The nearbyint functions round their argument to an integer value infloating-point format, using the current rounding direction and(supposedly) without raising the "inexact" floating-point exception.See the rint functions for the same function with the "inexact"floating-point exception being raised when appropriate.


Bugs
Newlib does not support the floating-point exception model, so thatthe floating-point exception control is not present and thereby what maybe seen will be compiler and hardware dependent in this regard.The Newlib nearbyint functions are identical to the rintfunctions with respect to the floating-point exception behavior, andwill cause the "inexact" exception to be raised for most targets.


Returns
x rounded to an integral value, using the current rounding direction.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX


See Also
rint, round



1.44 nextafter, nextafterf—get next number

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double nextafter(double val, double dir);float nextafterf(float val, float dir);

Description
nextafter returns the double-precision floating-point numberclosest to val in the direction toward dir. nextafterfperforms the same operation in single precision. For example,nextafter(0.0,1.0) returns the smallest positive number which isrepresentable in double precision.


Returns
Returns the next closest number to val in the direction towarddir.


Portability
Neither nextafter nor nextafterf is required by ANSI Cor by the System V Interface Definition (Issue 2).



1.45 pow, powf—x to the power y

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double pow(double x, double y);float powf(float x, float y);

Description
pow and powf calculate x raised to the exponent y.


Returns
On success, pow and powf return the value calculated.

When the argument values would produce overflow, powreturns HUGE_VAL and set errno to ERANGE. If theargument x passed to pow or powf is a negativenoninteger, and y is also not an integer, then errnois set to EDOM. If x and y are both 0, thenpow and powf return 1.


Portability
pow is ANSI C. powf is an extension.



1.46 pow10, pow10f—base 10 power functions

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double pow10(double x);float pow10f(float x);

Description
pow10 and pow10f calculate 10 ^ x, that is,10 raised to the power x.


Returns
On success, pow10 and pow10f return the calculated value.If the result underflows, the returned value is 0. If theresult overflows, the returned value is HUGE_VAL. Ineither case, errno is set to ERANGE.


Portability
pow10 and pow10f are GNU extensions.



1.47 remainder, remainderf—round and remainder

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double remainder(double x, double y);float remainderf(float x, float y);

Description
remainder and remainderf find the remainder ofx/y; this value is in the range -y/2 .. +y/2.


Returns
remainder returns the integer result as a double.


Portability
remainder is a System V release 4.remainderf is an extension.



1.48 remquo, remquof—remainder and part of quotient

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double remquo(double x, double y, int *quo);float remquof(float x, float y, int *quo);

Description
The remquo functions compute the same remainder as the remainderfunctions; this value is in the range -y/2 ... +y/2. In the objectpointed to by quo they store a value whose sign is the sign of x/yand whose magnitude is congruent modulo 2**n to the magnitude of the integralquotient of x/y. (That is, quo is given the n lsbs of thequotient, not counting the sign.) This implementation uses n=31 if int is 32bits or more, otherwise, n is 1 less than the width of int.

For example:

remquo(-29.0, 3.0, &quo)

returns -1.0 and sets quo=10, and

remquo(-98307.0, 3.0, &quo)

returns -0.0 and sets quo=-32769, although for 16-bit int, quo=-1. Inthe latter case, the actual quotient of -(32769=0x8001) is reduced to -1because of the 15-bit limitation for the quotient.


Returns
When either argument is NaN, NaN is returned. If y is 0 or x isinfinite (and neither is NaN), a domain error occurs (i.e. the "invalid"floating point exception is raised or errno is set to EDOM), and NaN isreturned.Otherwise, the remquo functions return x REM y.


Bugs
IEEE754-2008 calls for remquo(subnormal, inf) to cause the "underflow"floating-point exception. This implementation does not.


Portability
C99, POSIX.



1.49 rint, rintf—round to integer

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double rint(double x);float rintf(float x);

Description
The rint functions round their argument to an integer value infloating-point format, using the current rounding direction. Theyraise the "inexact" floating-point exception if the result differsin value from the argument. See the nearbyint functions for thesame function with the "inexact" floating-point exception never beingraised. Newlib does not directly support floating-point exceptions.The rint functions are written so that the "inexact" exception israised in hardware implementations that support it, even though Newlibdoes not provide access.


Returns
x rounded to an integral value, using the current rounding direction.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX


See Also
nearbyint, round



1.50 round, roundf—round to integer, to nearest

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double round(double x);float roundf(float x);

Description
The round functions round their argument to the nearest integervalue in floating-point format, rounding halfway cases away from zero,regardless of the current rounding direction. (While the "inexact"floating-point exception behavior is unspecified by the C standard, theround functions are written so that "inexact" is not raised if theresult does not equal the argument, which behavior is as recommended byIEEE 754 for its related functions.)


Returns
x rounded to an integral value.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX


See Also
nearbyint, rint



1.51 scalbn, scalbnf, scalbln, scalblnf—scale by power of FLT_RADIX (=2)

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double scalbn(double x, int n);float scalbnf(float x, int n);double scalbln(double x, long int n);float scalblnf(float x, long int n);

Description
The scalbn and scalbln functions compute x times FLT_RADIX to the power n.efficiently. The result is computed by manipulating the exponent, rather thanby actually performing an exponentiation or multiplication. In thisfloating-point implementation FLT_RADIX=2, which makes the scalbnfunctions equivalent to the ldexp functions.


Returns
x times 2 to the power n. A range error may occur.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX


See Also
ldexp



1.52 signbit—Does floating-point number have negative sign?

Synopsis

#include <math.h>int signbit(real-floating x);

Description
The signbit macro determines whether the sign of its argument value isnegative. The macro reports the sign of all values, including infinities,zeros, and NaNs. If zero is unsigned, it is treated as positive. As shown inthe synopsis, the argument is "real-floating," meaning that any of the realfloating-point types (float, double, etc.) may be given to it.

Note that because of the possibilities of signed 0 and NaNs, the expression"x < 0.0" does not give the same result as signbit in all cases.


Returns
The signbit macro returns a nonzero value if and only if the sign of itsargument value is negative.


Portability
C99, POSIX.



1.53 sin, sinf, cos, cosf—sine or cosine

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double sin(double x);float sinf(float x);double cos(double x);float cosf(float x);

Description
sin and cos compute (respectively) the sine and cosineof the argument x. Angles are specified in radians.

sinf and cosf are identical, save that they take andreturn float values.


Returns
The sine or cosine of x is returned.


Portability
sin and cos are ANSI C. sinf and cosf are extensions.



1.54 sinh, sinhf—hyperbolic sine

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double sinh(double x);float sinhf(float x);

Description
sinh computes the hyperbolic sine of the argument x.Angles are specified in radians. sinh(x) is defined as

 (exp(x) - exp(-x))/2

sinhf is identical, save that it takes and returns float values.


Returns
The hyperbolic sine of x is returned.

When the correct result is too large to be representable (anoverflow), sinh returns HUGE_VAL with theappropriate sign, and sets the global value errno toERANGE.


Portability
sinh is ANSI C. sinhf is an extension.



1.55 sqrt, sqrtf—positive square root

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double sqrt(double x);float sqrtf(float x);

Description
sqrt computes the positive square root of the argument.


Returns
On success, the square root is returned. If x is real andpositive, then the result is positive. If x is real andnegative, the global value errno is set to EDOM (domain error).


Portability
sqrt is ANSI C. sqrtf is an extension.



1.56 tan, tanf—tangent

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double tan(double x);float tanf(float x);

Description
tan computes the tangent of the argument x.Angles are specified in radians.

tanf is identical, save that it takes and returns float values.


Returns
The tangent of x is returned.


Portability
tan is ANSI. tanf is an extension.



1.57 tanh, tanhf—hyperbolic tangent

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double tanh(double x);float tanhf(float x);

Description

tanh computes the hyperbolic tangent ofthe argument x. Angles are specified in radians.

tanh(x) is defined as

 sinh(x)/cosh(x)

tanhf is identical, save that it takes and returns float values.


Returns
The hyperbolic tangent of x is returned.


Portability
tanh is ANSI C. tanhf is an extension.



1.58 trunc, truncf—round to integer, towards zero

Synopsis

#include <math.h>double trunc(double x);float truncf(float x);

Description
The trunc functions round their argument to the integer value, infloating format, nearest to but no larger in magnitude than theargument, regardless of the current rounding direction. (While the"inexact" floating-point exception behavior is unspecified by the Cstandard, the trunc functions are written so that "inexact" is notraised if the result does not equal the argument, which behavior is asrecommended by IEEE 754 for its related functions.)


Returns
x truncated to an integral value.


Portability
ANSI C, POSIX



2 Mathematical Complex Functions (complex.h)

This chapter groups the complex mathematical functions. Thecorresponding definitions and declarations are in complex.h.Functions and documentations are taken from NetBSD.


2.1 cabs, cabsf, cabsl—complex absolute-value

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double cabs(double complex z);float cabsf(float complex z);long double cabsl(long double complex z);

Description
These functions compute compute the complex absolute value(also called norm, modulus, or magnitude) of z.

cabsf is identical to cabs, except that it performsits calculations on float complex.

cabsl is identical to cabs, except that it performsits calculations on long double complex.


Returns
The cabs* functions return the complex absolute value.


Portability
cabs, cabsf and cabsl are ISO C99



2.2 cacos, cacosf—complex arc cosine

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex cacos(double complex z);float complex cacosf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex arc cosine of z,with branch cuts outside the interval [-1, +1] along the real axis.

cacosf is identical to cacos, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex arc cosine value, in the rangeof a strip mathematically unbounded along the imaginary axisand in the interval [0, pi] along the real axis.


Portability
cacos and cacosf are ISO C99



2.3 cacosh, cacoshf—complex arc hyperbolic cosine

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex cacosh(double complex z);float complex cacoshf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex arc hyperbolic cosine of z,with a branch cut at values less than 1 along the real axis.

cacoshf is identical to cacosh, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex arc hyperbolic cosine value,in the range of a half-strip of non-negative values along thereal axis and in the interval [-i * pi, +i * pi] along theimaginary axis.


Portability
cacosh and cacoshf are ISO C99



2.4 carg, cargf—argument (phase angle)

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double carg(double complex z);float cargf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the argument (also called phase angle)of z, with a branch cut along the negative real axis.

cargf is identical to carg, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
The carg functions return the value of the argument in theinterval [-pi, +pi]


Portability
carg and cargf are ISO C99



2.5 casin, casinf—complex arc sine

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex casin(double complex z);float complex casinf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex arc sine of z,with branch cuts outside the interval [-1, +1] along the real axis.

casinf is identical to casin, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex arc sine value, in the rangeof a strip mathematically unbounded along the imaginary axisand in the interval [-pi/2, +pi/2] along the real axis.


Portability
casin and casinf are ISO C99



2.6 casinh, casinhf—complex arc hyperbolic sine

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex casinh(double complex z);float complex casinhf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex arc hyperbolic sine of z,with branch cuts outside the interval [-i, +i] along theimaginary axis.

casinhf is identical to casinh, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex arc hyperbolic sine value,in the range of a strip mathematically unbounded along thereal axis and in the interval [-i*p/2, +i*p/2] along theimaginary axis.


Portability
casinh and casinhf are ISO C99



2.7 catan, catanf—complex arc tangent

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex catan(double complex z);float complex catanf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex arc tangent of z,with branch cuts outside the interval [-i, +i] along theimaginary axis.

catanf is identical to catan, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex arc tangent value, in the rangeof a strip mathematically unbounded along the imaginary axisand in the interval [-pi/2, +pi/2] along the real axis.


Portability
catan and catanf are ISO C99



2.8 catanh, catanhf—complex arc hyperbolic tangent

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex catanh(double complex z);float complex catanhf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex arc hyperbolic tan of z,with branch cuts outside the interval [-1, +1] along thereal axis.

catanhf is identical to catanh, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex arc hyperbolic tangent value,in the range of a strip mathematically unbounded along thereal axis and in the interval [-i*p/2, +i*p/2] along theimaginary axis.


Portability
catanh and catanhf are ISO C99



2.9 ccos, ccosf—complex cosine

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex ccos(double complex z);float complex ccosf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex cosine of z.

ccosf is identical to ccos, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex cosine value.


Portability
ccos and ccosf are ISO C99



2.10 ccosh, ccoshf—complex hyperbolic cosine

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex ccosh(double complex z);float complex ccoshf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex hyperbolic cosine of z.

ccoshf is identical to ccosh, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex hyperbolic cosine value.


Portability
ccosh and ccoshf are ISO C99



2.11 cexp, cexpf—complex base-e exponential

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex cexp(double complex z);float complex cexpf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex base-e exponential of z.

cexpf is identical to cexp, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
The cexp functions return the complex base-e exponential value.


Portability
cexp and cexpf are ISO C99



2.12 cimag, cimagf, cimagl—imaginary part

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double cimag(double complex z);float cimagf(float complex z);long double cimagl(long double complex z);

Description
These functions compute the imaginary part of z.

cimagf is identical to cimag, except that it performsits calculations on float complex.

cimagl is identical to cimag, except that it performsits calculations on long double complex.


Returns
The cimag* functions return the imaginary part value (as a real).


Portability
cimag, cimagf and cimagl are ISO C99



2.13 clog, clogf—complex base-e logarithm

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex clog(double complex z);float complex clogf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex natural (base-e) logarithmof z, with a branch cut along the negative real axis.

clogf is identical to clog, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
The clog functions return the complex natural logarithm value, inthe range of a strip mathematically unbounded along the real axisand in the interval [-i*pi , +i*pi] along the imaginary axis.


Portability
clog and clogf are ISO C99



2.14 clog10, clog10f—complex base-10 logarithm

Synopsis

#define _GNU_SOURCE#include <complex.h>double complex clog10(double complex z);float complex clog10f(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex base-10 logarithm of z.clog10 is equivalent to clog(z)/log(10).

clog10f is identical to clog10, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
The clog10 functions return the complex base-10 logarithm value.


Portability
clog10 and clog10f are GNU extensions.



2.15 conj, conjf—complex conjugate

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex conj(double complex z);float complex conjf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex conjugate of z,by reversing the sign of its imaginary part.

conjf is identical to conj, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
The conj functions return the complex conjugate value.


Portability
conj and conjf are ISO C99



2.16 cpow, cpowf—complex power

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex cpow(double complex x, double complex y);float complex cpowf(float complex x, float complex y);

Description
The cpow functions compute the complex power function x^ypower, with a branch cut for the first parameter along thenegative real axis.

cpowf is identical to cpow, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
The cpow functions return the complex power function value.


Portability
cpow and cpowf are ISO C99



2.17 cproj, cprojf— Riemann sphere projection

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex cproj(double complex z);float complex cprojf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute a projection of z onto the Riemannsphere: z projects to z except that all complex infinities(even those with one infinite part and one NaN part) projectto positive infinity on the real axis. If z has an infinite part,then cproj(z) is equivalent to

INFINITY + I * copysign(0.0, cimag(z))

cprojf is identical to cproj, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
The cproj functions return the value of the projection ontothe Riemann sphere.


Portability
cproj and cprojf are ISO C99



2.18 creal, crealf, creall—real part

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double creal(double complex z);float crealf(float complex z);double long creall(long double complex z);

Description
These functions compute the real part of z.

crealf is identical to creal, except that it performsits calculations on float complex.

creall is identical to creal, except that it performsits calculations on long double complex.


Returns
The creal* functions return the real part value.


Portability
creal, crealf and creall are ISO C99



2.19 csin, csinf—complex sine

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex csin(double complex z);float complex csinf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex sine of z.

csinf is identical to csin, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex sine value.


Portability
csin and csinf are ISO C99



2.20 csinh, csinhf—complex hyperbolic sine

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex csinh(double complex z);float complex csinhf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex hyperbolic sine of z.

ccoshf is identical to ccosh, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex hyperbolic sine value.


Portability
csinh and csinhf are ISO C99



2.21 csqrt, csqrtf—complex square root

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex csqrt(double complex z);float complex csqrtf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex square root of z, witha branch cut along the negative real axis.

csqrtf is identical to csqrt, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
The csqrt functions return the complex square root value, inthe range of the right halfplane (including the imaginary axis).


Portability
csqrt and csqrtf are ISO C99



2.22 ctan, ctanf—complex tangent

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex ctan(double complex z);float complex ctanf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex tangent of z.

ctanf is identical to ctan, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex tangent value.


Portability
ctan and ctanf are ISO C99



2.23 ctanh, ctanf—complex hyperbolic tangent

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>double complex ctanh(double complex z);float complex ctanhf(float complex z);

Description
These functions compute the complex hyperbolic tangent of z.

ctanhf is identical to ctanh, except that it performsits calculations on floats complex.


Returns
These functions return the complex hyperbolic tangent value.


Portability
ctanh and ctanhf are ISO C99



3 Floating-Point Environment (fenv.h)

This chapter groups the methods used to manipulate the floating-pointstatus flags. Floating-point operations modify the floating-pointstatus flags to indicate abnormal result information.

The implementation of these methods is architecture specific.


3.1 feclearexcept—clear floating-point exception

Synopsis

#include <fenv.h>int feclearexcept(int except);Link with -lm.

Description
This method attempts to clear the floating-point exceptions specifiedin except.


Returns
If the except argument is zero or all requested exceptions weresuccessfully cleared, this method returns zero. Otherwise, a non-zerovalue is returned.


Portability
ANSI C requires feclearexcept.

Not all Newlib targets have a working implementation. Refer tothe file sys/fenv.h to see the status for your target.



3.2 fegetenv—get current floating-point environment

Synopsis

#include <fenv.h>int fegetenv(fenv_t *envp);Link with -lm.

Description
This method attempts to return the floating-point environmentin the area specified by envp.


Returns
If floating-point environment was successfully returned, thenthis method returns zero. Otherwise, a non-zero value is returned.


Portability
ANSI C requires fegetenv.

Not all Newlib targets have a working implementation. Refer tothe file sys/fenv.h to see the status for your target.



3.3 fegetexceptflag—get floating-point status flags

Synopsis

#include <fenv.h>int fegetexceptflag(fexcept_t *flagp, int excepts);Link with -lm.

Description
This method attempts to store an implementation-defined representationof the states of the floating-point status flags specified by exceptsin the memory pointed to by flagp.


Returns
If the information was successfully returned, this method returnszero. Otherwise, a non-zero value is returned.


Portability
ANSI C requires fegetexceptflag.

Not all Newlib targets have a working implementation. Refer tothe file sys/fenv.h to see the status for your target.



3.4 fegetround—get current rounding direction

Synopsis

#include <fenv.h>int fegetround(void);Link with -lm.

Description
This method returns the current rounding direction.


Returns
This method returns the rounding direction, corresponding to the valueof the respective rouding macro. If the current rounding direction cannotbe determined, then a negative value is returned.


Portability
ANSI C requires fegetround.

Not all Newlib targets have a working implementation. Refer tothe file sys/fenv.h to see the status for your target.



3.5 feholdexcept—save current floating-point environment

Synopsis

#include <fenv.h>int feholdexcept(fenv_t *envp);Link with -lm.

Description
This method attempts to save the current floating-point environmentin the fenv_t instance pointed to by envp, clear the floatingpoint status flags, and then, if supported by the target architecture,install a "non-stop" (e.g. continue on floating point exceptions) modefor all floating-point exceptions.


Returns
This method will return zero if the non-stop floating-point exceptionhandler was installed. Otherwise, a non-zero value is returned.


Portability
ANSI C requires feholdexcept.

Not all Newlib targets have a working implementation. Refer tothe file sys/fenv.h to see the status for your target.



3.6 feraiseexcept—raise floating-point exception

Synopsis

#include <fenv.h>int feraiseexcept(int excepts);Link with -lm.

Description
This method attempts to raise the floating-point exceptions specifiedin excepts.


Returns
If the excepts argument is zero or all requested exceptions weresuccessfully raised, this method returns zero. Otherwise, a non-zerovalue is returned.


Portability
ANSI C requires feraiseexcept.

Not all Newlib targets have a working implementation. Refer tothe file sys/fenv.h to see the status for your target.



3.7 fesetenv—set current floating-point environment

Synopsis

#include <fenv.h>int fesetenv(const fenv_t *envp);Link with -lm.

Description
This method attempts to establish the floating-point environmentpointed to by envp. The argument envp must point to afloating-point environment obtained via fegetenv or feholdexceptor a floating-point environment macro such as FE_DFL_ENV.

It only sets the states of the flags as recorded in its argument, anddoes not actually raise the associated floating-point exceptions.


Returns
If floating-point environment was successfully established, thenthis method returns zero. Otherwise, a non-zero value is returned.


Portability
ANSI C requires fesetenv.

Not all Newlib targets have a working implementation. Refer tothe file sys/fenv.h to see the status for your target.



3.8 fesetexceptflag—set floating-point status flags

Synopsis

#include <fenv.h>int fesetexceptflag(const fexcept_t *flagp, int excepts);Link with -lm.

Description
This method attempts to set the floating-point status flags specifiedby excepts to the states indicated by flagp. The argumentflagp must point to an fexcept_t instance obtained via callingfegetexceptflag with at least the floating-point exceptions specifiedby the argument excepts.

This method does not raise any floating-point exceptions. It onlysets the state of the flags.


Returns
If the information was successfully returned, this method returnszero. Otherwise, a non-zero value is returned.


Portability
ANSI C requires fesetexceptflag.

Not all Newlib targets have a working implementation. Refer tothe file sys/fenv.h to see the status for your target.



3.9 fesetround—set current rounding direction

Synopsis

#include <fenv.h>int fesetround(int round);Link with -lm.

Description
This method attempts to set the current rounding direction representedby round. round must be the value of one of therounding-direction macros.


Returns
If the rounding mode was successfully established, this method returnszero. Otherwise, a non-zero value is returned.


Portability
ANSI C requires fesetround.

Not all Newlib targets have a working implementation. Refer tothe file sys/fenv.h to see the status for your target.



3.10 fetestexcept—test floating-point exception flags

Synopsis

#include <fenv.h>int fetestexcept(int except);Link with -lm.

Description
This method test the current floating-point exceptions to determinewhich of those specified in except are currently set.


Returns
This method returns the bitwise-inclusive OR of the floating pointexception macros which correspond to the currently set floating pointexceptions.


Portability
ANSI C requires fetestexcept.

Not all Newlib targets have a working implementation. Refer tothe file sys/fenv.h to see the status for your target.



3.11 feupdateenv—update current floating-point environment

Synopsis

#include <fenv.h>int feupdateenv(const fenv_t *envp);Link with -lm.

Description
This method attempts to save the currently raised floating pointexceptions in its automatic storage, install the floating pointenvironment specified by envp, and raise the saved floatingpoint exceptions.

The argument envp must point to a floating-point environmentobtained via fegetenv or feholdexcept.


Returns
If all actions are completed successfully, then this method returns zero.Otherwise, a non-zero value is returned.


Portability
ANSI C requires feupdateenv.

Not all Newlib targets have a working implementation. Refer tothe file sys/fenv.h to see the status for your target.



4 Reentrancy Properties of libm

When a libm function detects an exceptional case, errno may beset.

errno is a macro which expands to the per-thread error value.This makes it thread safe, and therefore reentrant.


5 The long double function support of libm

Currently, the full set of long double math functions is only providedon platforms where long double equals double.For such platforms, the long double math functions are implemented as calls to the double versions.


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