NAME

       cpow, cpowf, cpowl - complex power function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <complex.h>

       double complex cpow(double complex x, complex double z);
       float complex cpowf(float complex x, complex float z);
       long double complex cpowl(long double complex x,
                                 complex long double z);

       Link with -lm.

DESCRIPTION

       The  function  calculates  x  raised  to  the power z.  (With a branch cut for x along the
       negative real axis.)

VERSIONS

       These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.

CONFORMING TO

       C99.

SEE ALSO

       cabs(3), pow(3), complex(7)

COLOPHON

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                                            2008-08-11                                    CPOW(3)