The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2004 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.
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 IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 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(), the Base Definitions volume of
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <complex.h>
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 6. Derived from the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard.
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