CPOW(3)                    Linux Programmer's Manual                   CPOW(3)



NAME
       cpow, cpowf, cpowl - complex power function

SYNOPSIS
       #include <complex.h>

       double complex cpow(double complex x, complex double z);
       float complex cpowf(float complex x, complex float z);
       long double complex cpowl(long double complex x,
                                 complex long double z);

       Link with -lm.

DESCRIPTION
       These  functions  calculate  x raised to the power z (with a branch cut
       for x along the negative real axis.)

VERSIONS
       These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.

ATTRIBUTES
       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
       attributes(7).

       allbox;  lbw24  lb  lb  l  l  l.   Interface Attribute Value T{ cpow(),
       cpowf(), cpowl() T}   Thread safety  MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO
       C99, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.

SEE ALSO
       cabs(3), pow(3), complex(7)

COLOPHON
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                                  2015-04-19                           CPOW(3)