SIGNIFICAND
Updated: 2015-04-19
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NAME
significand, significandf, significandl - get mantissa of floating-point numberSYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double significand(double x);
float significandf(float x);
long double significandl(long double x);
Link with -lm.
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
significand(), significandf(), significandl():
- _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
These functions return the mantissa of x scaled to the range [1,2). They are equivalent toscalb(x, (double) -ilogb(x))
This function exists mainly for use in certain standardized tests for IEEE 754 conformance.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).Interface | Attribute | Value |
significand(),
significandf(), significandl() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
CONFORMING TO
These functions are nonstandard; the double version is available on a number of other systems.SEE ALSO
ilogb(3), scalb(3)COLOPHON
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Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- ATTRIBUTES
- CONFORMING TO
- SEE ALSO
- COLOPHON