man pages section 3: Extended Library Functions, Volume 2

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cpow(3M)

Name

cpow, cpowf, cpowl - complex power functions

Synopsis

c99 [ flag... ] file... –lm [ library... ]
#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

These functions compute the complex power function x^y, with a branch cut for the first parameter along the negative real axis.

Return Values

These functions return the complex power function value.

Errors

No errors are defined.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE
ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability
Committed
MT-Level
MT-Safe
Standard

See also

cabs(3M), complex.h(3HEAD) , csqrt(3M), attributes(5) , standards(5)