The transcendental instructions perform trigonometric and logarithmic operations on floating-point operands.
Table 3–16 Transcendental Instructions (Floating-Point)
Solaris Mnemonic |
Intel/AMD Mnemonic |
Description |
Notes |
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F2XM1 |
computes 2x-1 | ||
FCOS |
cosine | ||
FPATAN |
partial arctangent | ||
FPTAN |
partial tangent | ||
FSIN |
sine | ||
FSINCOS |
sine and cosine | ||
FYL2X |
computes y * log2x | ||
FYL2XP1 |
computes y * log2(x+1) |