FREXP(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual FREXP(3P)PROLOG
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NAME
frexp, frexpf, frexpl — extract mantissa and exponent from a double
precision number
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double frexp(double num, int *exp);
float frexpf(float num, int *exp);
long double frexpl(long double num, int *exp);
DESCRIPTION
The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the
ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here
and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1‐2008
defers to the ISO C standard.
These functions shall break a floating-point number num into a normal‐
ized fraction and an integral power of 2. The integer exponent shall be
stored in the int object pointed to by exp.
RETURN VALUE
For finite arguments, these functions shall return the value x, such
that x has a magnitude in the interval [½,1) or 0, and num equals x
times 2 raised to the power *exp.
If num is NaN, a NaN shall be returned, and the value of *exp is
unspecified.
If num is ±0, ±0 shall be returned, and the value of *exp shall be 0.
If num is ±Inf, num shall be returned, and the value of *exp is unspec‐
ified.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSOisnan(), ldexp(), modf()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <math.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electri‐
cal and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. (This is
POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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