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log2(3M)						  Mathematical Library Functions						  log2(3M)

NAME
log2, log2f, log2l - compute base 2 logarithm functions SYNOPSIS
c99 [ flag... ] file... -lm [ library... ] #include <math.h> double log2(double x); float log2f(float x); long double log2l(long double x); DESCRIPTION
These functions compute the base 2 logarithm of their argument x, log2(x). RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, these functions return the base 2 logarithm of x. If x is +-0, a pole error occurs and log2(), log2f(), and log2l() return -HUGE_VAL, -HUGE_VALF, and -HUGE_VALL, respectively. For finite values of x that are less than 0, or if x is -Inf a domain error occurs and a NaN is returned. If x is NaN, a NaN is returned. If x is 1, +0 is returned. If x is +Inf, x is returned. ERRORS
These functions will fail if: Domain Error The finite value of x is less than 0, or x is -Inf. If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the invalid floating-point exception is raised. Pole Error The value of x is 0. If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the divide-by-zero floating-point exception is raised. USAGE
An application wanting to check for exceptions should call feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling these functions. On return, if fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an exception has been raised. An application should either examine the return value or check the floating point exception flags to detect exceptions. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Standard | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
feclearexcept(3M), fetestexcept(3M), log(3M), math.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5) SunOS 5.11 12 Jul 2006 log2(3M)

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log2(3M)						  Mathematical Library Functions						  log2(3M)

NAME
log2, log2f, log2l - compute base 2 logarithm functions SYNOPSIS
c99 [ flag... ] file... -lm [ library... ] #include <math.h> double log2(double x); float log2f(float x); long double log2l(long double x); DESCRIPTION
These functions compute the base 2 logarithm of their argument x, log2(x). RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, these functions return the base 2 logarithm of x. If x is +-0, a pole error occurs and log2(), log2f(), and log2l() return -HUGE_VAL, -HUGE_VALF, and -HUGE_VALL, respectively. For finite values of x that are less than 0, or if x is -Inf a domain error occurs and a NaN is returned. If x is NaN, a NaN is returned. If x is 1, +0 is returned. If x is +Inf, x is returned. ERRORS
These functions will fail if: Domain Error The finite value of x is less than 0, or x is -Inf. If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the invalid floating-point exception is raised. Pole Error The value of x is 0. If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the divide-by-zero floating-point exception is raised. USAGE
An application wanting to check for exceptions should call feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling these functions. On return, if fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an exception has been raised. An application should either examine the return value or check the floating point exception flags to detect exceptions. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Standard | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
feclearexcept(3M), fetestexcept(3M), log(3M), math.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5) SunOS 5.11 12 Jul 2006 log2(3M)
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