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35.Dd March 10, 1994
36.Dt IEEE_TEST 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm logb ,
40.Nm scalb ,
41.Nm significand
42.Nd IEEE test functions
43.Sh LIBRARY
44.Lb libm
45.Sh SYNOPSIS
46.Fd #include <math.h>
47.Ft double
48.Fn logb "double x"
49.Ft float
50.Fn logbf "float x"
51.Ft double
52.Fn scalb "double x" "double n"
53.Ft float
54.Fn scalbf "float x" "float n"
55.Ft double
56.Fn significand "double x"
57.Ft float
58.Fn significand "float x"
59.Sh DESCRIPTION
60These functions allow users to test conformance to
61.St -ieee754 .
62Their use is not otherwise recommended.
63.Pp
64.Fn logb x
65returns
66.Fa x Ns 's exponent
67.Fa n ,
68a signed integer converted to double\-precision floating\-point.
69.Fn logb \*(Pm\*(If
70= +\*(If;
71.Fn logb 0
72= -\*(If with a division by zero exception.
73.Pp
74.Fn scalbn x n
75returns
76.Fa x Ns \(**(2** Ns Fa n )
77computed by exponent manipulation.
78.Pp
79.Fn significand x
80returns
81.Fa sig ,
82where
83.Fa x
84:=
85.Fa sig No \(** 2** Ns Fa n
86with 1 \(<=
87.Fa sig
88< 2.
89.Fn significand x
90is not defined when
91.Fa x
92is 0, \*(Pm\*(If, or \*(Na.
93.Sh SEE ALSO
94.Xr ieee 3 ,
95.Xr math 3
96.Sh STANDARDS
97.St -ieee754
98