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NAME
cabs, cabsf, cabsl - absolute value of a complex number
LIBRARY
Math library (libm, -lm)
SYNOPSIS
#include <complex.h> double cabs(double complex z); float cabsf(float complex z); long double cabsl(long double complex z);
DESCRIPTION
These functions return the absolute value of the complex number z. The result is a real number.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7). ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐ │Interface │ Attribute │ Value │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤ │cabs(), cabsf(), cabsl() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
glibc 2.1. C99, POSIX.1-2001.
NOTES
The function is actually an alias for hypot(a, b) (or, equivalently, sqrt(a*a + b*b)).
SEE ALSO
abs(3), cimag(3), hypot(3), complex(7)