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

6       frexp, frexpf, frexpl - convert floating-point number to fractional and
7       integral components
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SYNOPSIS

10       #include <math.h>
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12       double frexp(double x, int *exp);
13       float frexpf(float x, int *exp);
14       long double frexpl(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       frexpf(), frexpl():
21           _ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
22               || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
23               || /* Glibc <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

26       These functions are used to split the number x into a normalized  frac‐
27       tion and an exponent which is stored in exp.
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RETURN VALUE

30       These  functions  return the normalized fraction.  If the argument x is
31       not zero, the normalized fraction is x times a power of  two,  and  its
32       absolute value is always in the range 1/2 (inclusive) to 1 (exclusive),
33       that is, [0.5,1).
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35       If x is zero, then the normalized fraction is zero and zero  is  stored
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38       If x is a NaN, a NaN is returned, and the value of *exp is unspecified.
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40       If x is positive infinity (negative infinity), positive infinity (nega‐
41       tive infinity) is returned, and the value of *exp is unspecified.
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ERRORS

44       No errors occur.
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ATTRIBUTES

47       For an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see  at‐
48       tributes(7).
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50       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
51       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
52       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
53       │frexp(), frexpf(), frexpl()                 │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
54       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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CONFORMING TO

57       C99, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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59       The variant returning double also conforms to SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89.
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EXAMPLES

62       The program below produces results such as the following:
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64           $ ./a.out 2560
65           frexp(2560, &e) = 0.625: 0.625 * 2^12 = 2560
66           $ ./a.out -4
67           frexp(-4, &e) = -0.5: -0.5 * 2^3 = -4
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69   Program source
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71       #include <math.h>
72       #include <float.h>
73       #include <stdio.h>
74       #include <stdlib.h>
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77       main(int argc, char *argv[])
78       {
79           double x, r;
80           int exp;
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82           x = strtod(argv[1], NULL);
83           r = frexp(x, &exp);
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85           printf("frexp(%g, &e) = %g: %g * %d^%d = %g\n",
86                  x, r, r, FLT_RADIX, exp, x);
87           exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
88       }
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COLOPHON

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