1SIGNIFICAND(3)             Linux Programmer's Manual            SIGNIFICAND(3)
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NAME

6       significand,  significandf,  significandl  -  get mantissa of floating-
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SYNOPSIS

10       #include <math.h>
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12       double significand(double x);
13       float significandf(float x);
14       long double significandl(long double x);
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18   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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20       significand(), significandf(), significandl():
21           _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

24       The significand() function returns the mantissa  of  x  scaled  to  the
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29       This  function  exists mainly for use in certain standardized tests for
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CONFORMING TO

33       These functions are nonstandard; the double version is available  on  a
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SEE ALSO

37       ilogb(3), scalb(3)
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COLOPHON

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41       description of the project, and information about reporting  bugs,  can
42       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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46GNU                               2009-02-04                    SIGNIFICAND(3)
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