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exp(), expf()

Compute the exponential function of a number

Synopsis:

#include <math.h>

double exp( double x );

float expf( float x );

Arguments:

x: The number for which you want to calculate the exponential.

Library:

libm

Use the -l m option to qcc to link against this library.

Description:

The exp() function computes the exponential function of x (e^x).

A range error occurs if the magnitude of x is too large.

If an error occurs, these functions return 0, but this is also a valid mathematical result. If you want to check for errors, set errno to 0, call the function, and then check errno again. These functions don't change errno if no errors occurred.

Examples:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main( void )
{
    printf( "%f\n", exp(.5) );

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

produces the output:

1.648721

Classification:

ANSI, POSIX 1003.1

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	No
Thread	Yes

Caveats:

The value of expm1(x) may be more accurate than exp(x) - 1.0 for small values of x.