NAME

       exp2, exp2f, exp2l - exponential base 2 functions

SYNOPSIS

       #include <math.h>

       double exp2(double x);
       float exp2f(float x);
       long double exp2l(long double x);

DESCRIPTION

       These functions shall compute the base-2 exponential of x.

       An   application   wishing   to   check   for  error  situations  should  set  errno  to  zero  and  call
       feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling  these  functions.   On  return,  if  errno  is  non-zero  or
       fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an error has occurred.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, these functions shall return 2**x.

       If  the  correct  value  would cause overflow, a range error shall occur and exp2(), exp2f(), and exp2l()
       shall return the value of the macro HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, and HUGE_VALL, respectively.

       If the correct value would cause underflow, and is not  representable,  a  range  error  may  occur,  and
        either 0.0 (if supported), or   an implementation-defined value shall be returned.

       If x is NaN, a NaN shall be returned.

       If x is ±0, 1 shall be returned.

       If x is -Inf, +0 shall be returned.

       If x is +Inf, x shall be returned.

       If the correct value would cause underflow, and is representable, a range error may occur and the correct
       value shall be returned.

ERRORS

       These functions shall fail if:

       Range Error
              The result overflows.

       If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO)  is  non-zero,  then  errno  shall  be  set  to
       [ERANGE].  If  the  integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the overflow
       floating-point exception shall be raised.

       These functions may fail if:

       Range Error
              The result underflows.

       If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO)  is  non-zero,  then  errno  shall  be  set  to
       [ERANGE].  If  the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the underflow
       floating-point exception shall be raised.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       For IEEE Std 754-1985 double, 1024 <= x implies exp2( x) has overflowed. The value x < -1022 implies exp(
       x) has underflowed.

       On  error,  the  expressions  (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) and (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) are
       independent of each other, but at least one of them must be non-zero.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       exp()  ,  feclearexcept()  ,  fetestexcept()  ,  isnan()  ,  log()  ,  the  Base  Definitions  volume  of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Section 4.18, Treatment of Error Conditions for Mathematical Functions, <math.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 .