scalbf(3)

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NAME

6       scalb,  scalbf,  scalbl  -  multiply  floating-point number by integral
7       power of radix (OBSOLETE)
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SYNOPSIS

10       #include <math.h>
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12       double scalb(double x, double exp);
13       float scalbf(float x, float exp);
14       long double scalbl(long double x, long double 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       scalb():
21           _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500
22               || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
23               || /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
24       scalbf(), scalbl():
25           _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 600
26               || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
27               || /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

30       These functions multiply their first argument x by FLT_RADIX  (probably
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35       The definition of FLT_RADIX can be obtained by including <float.h>.
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RETURN VALUE

38       On success, these functions return x * FLT_RADIX ** exp.
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40       If x or exp is a NaN, a NaN is returned.
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42       If  x is positive infinity (negative infinity), and exp is not negative
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45       If x is +0 (-0), and exp is not positive infinity, +0 (-0) is returned.
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47       If x is zero, and exp is positive infinity, a domain error occurs,  and
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53       If the result overflows, a range error occurs, and the functions return
54       HUGE_VAL,  HUGE_VALF,  or HUGE_VALL, respectively, with a sign the same
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58       turn zero, with a sign the same as x.
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ERRORS

61       See  math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an error
62       has occurred when calling these functions.
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66       Domain error: x is 0, and exp is positive infinity, or  x  is  positive
67       infinity  and  exp is negative infinity and the other argument is not a
68       NaN
69              errno is set  to  EDOM.   An  invalid  floating-point  exception
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73              errno  is  set  to ERANGE.  An overflow floating-point exception
74              (FE_OVERFLOW) is raised.
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77              errno is set to ERANGE.  An underflow  floating-point  exception
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ATTRIBUTES

81       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see at‐
82       tributes(7).
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84       ┌─────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
85       │Interface                    │ Attribute     │ Value   │
86       ├─────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
87       │scalb(), scalbf(), scalbl()  │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
88       └─────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

90       scalb()  is  specified  in  POSIX.1-2001,   but   marked   obsolescent.
91       POSIX.1-2008 removes the specification of scalb(), recommending the use
92       of scalbln(3), scalblnf(3), or scalblnl(3) instead.  The scalb()  func‐
93       tion is from 4.3BSD.
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95       scalbf()  and  scalbl()  are  unstandardized;  scalbf() is nevertheless
96       present on several other systems
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BUGS

99       Before glibc 2.20, these functions did not set  errno  for  domain  and
100       range errors.
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COLOPHON

106       This  page  is  part of release 5.10 of the Linux man-pages project.  A
107       description of the project, information about reporting bugs,  and  the
108       latest     version     of     this    page,    can    be    found    at
109       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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