LDEXP

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2003-11-18
 

NAME

ldexp, ldexpf, ldexpl - multiply floating-point number by integral power of 2  

SYNOPSIS

#include <math.h>

double ldexp(double x, int exp);

float ldexp(float x, int exp);

long double ldexp(long double x, int exp);
 

DESCRIPTION

The ldexp() function returns the result of multiplying the floating-point number x by 2 raised to the power exp.  

CONFORMING TO

SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899. The float and the long double variants are C99 requirements.  

SEE ALSO

frexp(3), modf(3)


 

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