fmin(3) Library Functions Manual fmin(3)
NAME
fmin, fminf, fminl - determine minimum of two floating-point numbers
LIBRARY
Math library (libm, -lm)
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double fmin(double x, double y);
float fminf(float x, float y);
long double fminl(long double x, long double y);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
fmin(), fminf(), fminl():
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
DESCRIPTION
These functions return the lesser value of x and y.
RETURN VALUE
These functions return the minimum of x and y.
If one argument is a NaN, the other argument is returned.
If both arguments are NaN, a NaN is returned.
ERRORS
No errors occur.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ fmin(), fminf(), fminl() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
glibc 2.1. C99, POSIX.1-2001.
SEE ALSO
fdim(3), fmax(3)
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