LOG
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2017-09-15
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NAME
log, logf, logl - natural logarithmic function
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double log(double x);
float logf(float x);
long double logl(long double x);
Link with -lm.
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
feature_test_macros(7)):
logf(),
logl():
-
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
|| /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* Glibc versions <= 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
|
CONFORMING TO
C99, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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
cbrt(3),
clog(3),
log10(3),
log1p(3),
log2(3),
sqrt(3)
COLOPHON
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man-pages
project.
A description of the project,
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https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- RETURN VALUE
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- ERRORS
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- ATTRIBUTES
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- CONFORMING TO
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- BUGS
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- SEE ALSO
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- COLOPHON
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