The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 edition
IEEE Std 1003.1-2017 (Revision of IEEE Std 1003.1-2008)
Copyright © 2001-2018 IEEE and The Open Group
NAME
cpow, cpowf, cpowl - complex power functions
SYNOPSIS
#include <complex.h>
double complex cpow(double complex x, double complex y);
float complex cpowf(float complex x, float complex y);
long double complex cpowl(long double complex x,
long double complex y);
DESCRIPTION
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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.1-2017 defers to the ISO C
standard.
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These functions shall compute the complex power function xy, with a branch cut for the first
parameter along the negative real axis.
RETURN VALUE
These functions shall return the complex power function value.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
cabs, csqrt
XBD <complex.h>
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 6. Derived from the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard.
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