NAME

ldexp, ldexpf, ldexpl - multiply floating-point number by integral power of 2

SYNOPSIS

#include <math.h>

double ldexp(double x, int exp);

float ldexpf(float x, int exp);

long double ldexpl(long double x, int exp);

Link with -lm.

DESCRIPTION

The ldexp() function returns the result of multiplying the floating-point number x by 2 raised to the power exp.

CONFORMING TO

SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89. The float and long double variants are C99 requirements.

SEE ALSO

frexp(3), modf(3), scalb(3)

COLOPHON

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