man pages section 3: Extended Library Functions, Volume 2

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cbrt(3M)

Name

cbrt, cbrtf, cbrtl - cube root functions

Synopsis

c99 [ flag... ] file... –lm [ library... ]
#include <math.h>

double cbrt(double x);
float cbrtf(float x);
long double cbrtl(long double x);

Description

These functions compute the real cube root of their argument x.

Return Values

On successful completion, these functions return the cube root of x.

If x is NaN, a NaN is returned.

If x is ±0 or ±Inf, x is returned.

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

math.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5)