CSQRT(3P)						     POSIX Programmer's Manual							 CSQRT(3P)

NAME

       csqrt, csqrtf - complex square root functions

SYNOPSIS

       #include <complex.h>

       double complex csqrt(double complex z);
       float complex csqrtf(float complex z);

DESCRIPTION

       These functions compute the complex square root of z, with a branch cut along the negative real axis.

RETURN VALUE

       These functions return the complex square root value, in the range of the right half-plane (including the imaginary axis).

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       cabs(), cpow(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <complex.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technol-
       ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical  and	Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE
       and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can  be  obtained
       online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

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/The Open Group						       2003								 CSQRT(3P)