NAME
pow, powf, powl - power functions
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
I double pow(double x , double y );
I float powf(float x , float y );
I long double powl(long double x , long double y );
Link with
-lm.
DESCRIPTION
The
R pow ()
function returns the value of x raised to the
power of y.
ERRORS
The
R pow ()
function can return the following error:
EDOM
The argument x is negative and y is not an integral value.
This would result in a complex number.
CONFORMING TO
SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89.
The
float
and
long double
variants are C99 requirements.
SEE ALSO