EXP

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3 )
Updated: 1993-06-16
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exp, log, log10, pow - exponential, logarithmic and power functions

#include <math.h>

double exp(double x);

double log(double x);

double log10(double x);

double pow(double x, double y);

The exp() function returns the value of e (the base of natural logarithms) raised to the power of x.

The log() function returns the natural logarithm of x.

The log10() function returns the base-10 logarithm of x.

The pow() function returns the value of x raised to the power of y.

The log() and log10() functions can return the following errors:

The pow() function can return the following error:

EDOM: The argument x is negative and y is not an integral value. This would result in a complex number.

SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

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