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Red Hat Documentation: man pages: man3: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)

Manpage of EXP

EXP

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: June 16, 2025
Index  

NAME

exp, log, log10, pow - exponential, logarithmic and power functions  

SYNOPSIS

#include <math.h>
double exp(double x);
double log(double x);
double log10(double x);
double pow(double x, double y);
 

DESCRIPTION

The exp() function returns the value of e (the base of natural logarithms) raised to the power of x.

The log() function returns the natural logarithm of x.

The log10() function returns the base-10 logarithm of x.

The pow() function returns the value of x raised to the power of y.  

ERRORS

The log() and log10() functions can return the following errors:
EDOM
The argument x is negative.
ERANGE
The argument x is zero. The log of zero is not defined.

The 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

SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899  

SEE ALSO


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
ERRORS
CONFORMING TO
SEE ALSO

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Time: 11:58:05 GMT, March 24, 2025

 

 


 
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