NAME

       cpow, cpowf, cpowl - complex power functions

SYNOPSIS

       #include <complex.h>

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

DESCRIPTION

       These  functions  shall compute the complex power function x**y, with a branch cut for the
       first parameter along the negative real axis.

RETURN VALUE

       These functions shall return the complex power function value.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       cabs() , csqrt() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <complex.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and  reproduced  in  electronic  form  from  IEEE  Std
       1003.1,  2003  Edition,  Standard  for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System
       Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by
       the  Institute  of  Electrical  and  Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE  and  The  Open  Group
       Standard,  the  original  IEEE  and  The  Open Group Standard is the referee document. The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .