freebsd man page for log2

Query: log2

OS: freebsd

Section: 3

Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar

LOG(3)							   BSD Library Functions Manual 						    LOG(3)

NAME
log, logf, logl, log10, log10f, log10l, log2, log2f, log2l, log1p, log1pf, log1pl -- logarithm functions
LIBRARY
Math Library (libm, -lm)
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h> double log(double x); float logf(float x); long double logl(long double x); double log10(double x); float log10f(float x); long double log10l(long double x); double log2(double x); float log2f(float x); long double log2l(long double x); double log1p(double x); float log1pf(float x); long double log1pl(long double x);
DESCRIPTION
The log(), logf(), and logl() functions compute the natural logarithm of x. The log10(), log10f(), and log10l() functions compute the logarithm base 10 of x, while log2(), log2f(), and log2l() compute the logarithm base 2 of x. The log1p(), log1pf(), and log1pl() functions compute the natural logarithm of 1 + x. Computing the natural logarithm as log1p(x) is more accurate than computing it as log(1 + x) when x is close to zero.
RETURN VALUES
These functions return the requested logarithm; the logarithm of 1 is +0. An attempt to take the logarithm of +-0 results in a divide-by- zero exception, and -infinity is returned. Otherwise, attempting to take the logarithm of a negative number results in an invalid exception and a return value of NaN.
SEE ALSO
exp(3), ilogb(3), math(3), pow(3)
STANDARDS
The log(), logf(), logl(), log10(), log10f(), log10l(), log2(), log2f(), log2l(), log1p(), log1pf(), and log1pl() functions conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (``ISO C99'').
BSD
June 3, 2013 BSD
Related Man Pages
log1p(3) - netbsd
log10f(3) - freebsd
log10l(3) - freebsd
log1p(3) - freebsd
log1pf(3) - freebsd
Similar Topics in the Unix Linux Community
logarithm
Binary logarithm
Symbol referencing errors