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cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lm [ library ... ] #include <math.h>double nextafter(double x, double y);
The nextafter() function computes the next representable double-precision floating-point value following x in the direction of y. Thus, if y is less than x, nextafter() returns the largest representable floating-point number less than x.
The nextafter() function returns the next representable double-precision floating-point value following x in the direction of y.
If x or y is NaN, then nextafter() returns NaN.
If x is finite and the correct function value would overflow, nextafter() returns +-HUGE_VAL (according to the sign of x) and sets errno to ERANGE.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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MT-Level | MT-Safe |
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