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

6       ldexp,  ldexpf,  ldexpl  -  multiply  floating-point number by integral
7       power of 2
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SYNOPSIS

10       #include <math.h>
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12       double ldexp(double x, int exp);
13       float ldexpf(float x, int exp);
14       long double ldexpl(long double x, int exp);
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16       Link with -lm.
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18   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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20       ldexpf(), ldexpl():
21           _ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
22               || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
23               || /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

26       These functions return the result  of  multiplying  the  floating-point
27       number x by 2 raised to the power exp.
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RETURN VALUE

30       On success, these functions return x * (2^exp).
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32       If exp is zero, then x is returned.
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34       If x is a NaN, a NaN is returned.
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36       If x is positive infinity (negative infinity), positive infinity (nega‐
37       tive infinity) is returned.
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39       If the result underflows, a range error occurs, and zero is returned.
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41       If the result overflows, a range error occurs, and the functions return
42       HUGE_VAL,  HUGE_VALF,  or HUGE_VALL, respectively, with a sign the same
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ERRORS

46       See math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an  error
47       has occurred when calling these functions.
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52              errno  is  set  to ERANGE.  An overflow floating-point exception
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56              errno is set to ERANGE.  An underflow  floating-point  exception
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ATTRIBUTES

60       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see at‐
61       tributes(7).
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63       ┌────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
64       │Interface                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
65       ├────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
66       │ldexp(), ldexpf(), ldexpl() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
67       └────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

69       C99, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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71       The variant returning double also conforms to SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89.
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SEE ALSO

74       frexp(3), modf(3), scalbln(3)
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COLOPHON

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78       description  of  the project, information about reporting bugs, and the
79       latest    version    of    this    page,    can     be     found     at
80       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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