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

6       fmax, fmaxf, fmaxl - determine maximum of two floating-point numbers
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <math.h>
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11       double  fmax(double  x,  double y); float fmaxf(float x, float y); long
12       double fmaxl(long double x, long double y);
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14       Link with -lm.
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16   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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18       fmax(), fmaxf(), fmaxl():
19           _ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
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DESCRIPTION

22       These functions return the larger value of x and y.
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RETURN VALUE

25       These functions return the maximum of x and y.
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27       If one argument is a NaN, the other argument is returned.
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29       If both arguments are NaN, a NaN is returned.
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ERRORS

32       No errors occur.
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VERSIONS

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

38       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
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41       ┌─────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
42       │Interface                │ Attribute     │ Value   │
43       ├─────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
44       │fmax(), fmaxf(), fmaxl() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
45       └─────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

47       C99, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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SEE ALSO

50       fdim(3), fmin(3)
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COLOPHON

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