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

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NAME
       exp, expf, expl - exponential function

SYNOPSIS
       #include <math.h>

       double exp(double x);
       float expf(float x);
       long double expl(long double x);

DESCRIPTION
       These functions shall compute the base- e exponential of x.

       An application wishing to check for error situations should set errno to zero and call feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT)  before  calling  these
       functions.   On	return, if errno is non-zero or fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an error
       has occurred.

RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion, these functions shall return the exponential value of x.

       If the correct value would cause overflow, a range error shall occur and exp(), expf(), and expl() shall return	the  value  of	the  macro
       HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, and HUGE_VALL, respectively.

       If the correct value would cause underflow, and is not representable, a range error may occur, and  either 0.0 (if supported), or an imple-
       mentation-defined value shall be returned.

       If x is NaN, a NaN shall be returned.

       If x is +-0, 1 shall be returned.

       If x is -Inf, +0 shall be returned.

       If x is +Inf, x shall be returned.

       If the correct value would cause underflow, and is representable, a range error may occur and the correct value shall be returned.

ERRORS
       These functions shall fail if:

       Range Error
	      The result overflows.

       If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) is non-zero, then errno shall be set  to  [ERANGE].  If  the  integer	expression
       (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the overflow floating-point exception shall be raised.

       These functions may fail if:

       Range Error
	      The result underflows.

       If  the	integer  expression  (math_errhandling	&  MATH_ERRNO) is non-zero, then errno shall be set to [ERANGE]. If the integer expression
       (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the underflow floating-point exception shall be raised.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES
       None.

APPLICATION USAGE
       Note that for IEEE Std 754-1985 double, 709.8 < x implies exp( x) has overflowed. The value x < -708.4 implies exp( x) has underflowed.

       On error, the expressions (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) and (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) are independent of  each  other,  but	at
       least one of them must be non-zero.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       feclearexcept(), fetestexcept(), isnan(), log(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Section 4.18, Treatment of Error Con-
       ditions for Mathematical Functions, <math.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								   EXP(3P)