netbsd man page for finite

Query: finite

OS: netbsd

Section: 3

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FINITE(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 						 FINITE(3)

NAME
finite, finitef -- tests for finite values
LIBRARY
Math Library (libm, -lm)
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h> int finite(double x); int finitef(float x);
DESCRIPTION
The finite() function returns the value 1 when -infinity < x < +infinity. Otherwise a zero is returned (that is, |x| = infinity or x is NaN).
SEE ALSO
isfinite(3), math(3)
STANDARDS
The described functions conform to IEEE Std 754-1985. Note that unlike isfinite(3), neither function is present in the ISO C-language stan- dards or in the IEEE POSIX standards.
HISTORY
The finite and finitef() functions first appeared in 4.3BSD.
BSD
July 28, 2011 BSD
Related Man Pages
isnanf(3) - linux
isnanl(3) - linux
finitel(3) - centos
finite(3) - centos
isnanl(3) - centos
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