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NAME

6       fmin, fminf, fminl - determine minimum of two floating-point numbers
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <math.h>
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11       double fmin(double x, double y);
12       float fminf(float x, float y);
13       long double fminl(long double x, long double y);
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15       Link with -lm.
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17   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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19       fmin(), fminf(), fminl():
20           _ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
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DESCRIPTION

23       These functions return the lesser value of x and y.
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RETURN VALUE

26       These functions return the minimum of x and y.
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ERRORS

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VERSIONS

36       These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.
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ATTRIBUTES

39       For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
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42       ┌─────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
43       │Interface                │ Attribute     │ Value   │
44       ├─────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
45       │fmin(), fminf(), fminl() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
46       └─────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

48       C99, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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COLOPHON

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