function
<cmath> <ctgmath>
log
double log ( double x); float logf ( float x);long double logl (long double x);
double log ( double x); float log ( float x);long double log (long double x);
double log (double x); float log (float x);long double log (long double x); double log (T x); // additional overloads for integral types
Compute natural logarithm
Returns the natural logarithm of x.
The natural logarithm is the base-e logarithm: the inverse of the natural exponential function (exp). For common (base-10) logarithms, see log10.
Header
<tgmath.h> provides a type-generic macro version of this function.
Parameters
- x
- Value whose logarithm is calculated.
If the argument is negative, a domain error occurs.
Return Value
Natural logarithm of x.
If x is negative, it causes a domain error.
If x is zero, it may cause a pole error (depending on the library implementation).
If a
domain error occurs, the global variable
errno is set to
EDOM.
If a
pole error occurs, the global variable
errno is set
ERANGE.
Example
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| /* log example */ #include <stdio.h> /* printf */ #include <math.h> /* log */ int main () { double param, result; param = 5.5; result = log (param); printf ("log(%f) = %f\n", param, result ); return 0; }
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See also
- log10
- Compute common logarithm (function)
- exp
- Compute exponential function (function)
- pow
- Raise to power (function)