freebsd man page for ldexp

Query: ldexp

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Section: 3

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LDEXP(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 						  LDEXP(3)

NAME
ldexp, ldexpf, ldexpl -- multiply floating-point number by integral power of 2
LIBRARY
Math Library (libm, -lm)
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h> double ldexp(double x, int exp); float ldexpf(float x, int exp); long double ldexpl(long double x, int exp);
DESCRIPTION
The ldexp(), ldexpf(), and ldexpl() functions multiply a floating-point number by an integral power of 2.
RETURN VALUES
These functions return the value of x times 2 raised to the power exp.
SEE ALSO
frexp(3), math(3), modf(3)
STANDARDS
The ldexp(), ldexpf(), and ldexpl() functions conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (``ISO C99'').
BSD
March 4, 2005 BSD