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log(3) | Library Functions Manual | log(3) |
NAME¶
log, logf, logl - natural logarithmic function
LIBRARY¶
Math library (libm, -lm)
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <math.h>
double log(double x); float logf(float x); long double logl(long double x);
logf(), logl():
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
|| /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION¶
These functions return the natural logarithm of x.
RETURN VALUE¶
On success, these functions return the natural logarithm of x.
If x is a NaN, a NaN is returned.
If x is 1, the result is +0.
If x is positive infinity, positive infinity is returned.
If x is zero, then a pole error occurs, and the functions return -HUGE_VAL, -HUGE_VALF, or -HUGE_VALL, respectively.
If x is negative (including negative infinity), then a domain error occurs, and a NaN (not a number) is returned.
ERRORS¶
See math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an error has occurred when calling these functions.
The following errors can occur:
- Domain error: x is negative
- errno is set to EDOM. An invalid floating-point exception (FE_INVALID) is raised.
- Pole error: x is zero
- errno is set to ERANGE. A divide-by-zero floating-point exception (FE_DIVBYZERO) is raised.
ATTRIBUTES¶
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value |
log (), logf (), logl () | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
STANDARDS¶
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY¶
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
The variant returning double also conforms to SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89.
BUGS¶
In glibc 2.5 and earlier, taking the log() of a NaN produces a bogus invalid floating-point (FE_INVALID) exception.
SEE ALSO¶
2023-03-30 | Linux man-pages 6.04 |