cpow(3) Library Functions Manual cpow(3)
NAME
cpow, cpowf, cpowl - complex power function
LIBRARY
Math library (libm, -lm)
SYNOPSIS
#include <complex.h>
double complex cpow(double complex x, double complex z);
float complex cpowf(float complex x, float complex z);
long double complex cpowl(long double complex x,
long double complex z);
DESCRIPTION
These functions calculate x raised to the power z (with a branch cut for
x along the negative real axis).
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ cpow(), cpowf(), cpowl() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
glibc 2.1. C99, POSIX.1-2001.
SEE ALSO
cabs(3), pow(3), complex(7)
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