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SCALBN(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 						 SCALBN(3)

NAME
scalbn, scalbln
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h> double scalbn(double x, int n); float scalbnf(float x, int n); double scalbln(double x, long int n); float scalblnf(float x, long int n);
DESCRIPTION
The scalbn() , scalbnf() , scalbln() , and scalblnf() functions return x*(2**n) computed by exponent manipulation.
SPECIAL VALUES
scalbn(+-0, n) returns +-0. scalbn(x, 0) returns x. scalbn(+-infinity, n) returns +-infinity. scalbln() has the same special values.
SEE ALSO
math(3), ldexp(3)
STANDARDS
The scalbn() , scalbnf() , scalbln() , and scalblnf() functions conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1999(E).
BSD
July 23, 2003 BSD
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