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35.Dd March 10, 1994
36.Dt IEEE_TEST 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm logb ,
40.Nm logbf ,
41.Nm scalb ,
42.Nm scalbf ,
43.Nm significand ,
44.Nm significandf
45.Nd IEEE test functions
46.Sh LIBRARY
47.Lb libm
48.Sh SYNOPSIS
49.Fd #include \*[Lt]math.h\*[Gt]
50.Ft double
51.Fn logb "double x"
52.Ft float
53.Fn logbf "float x"
54.Ft double
55.Fn scalb "double x" "double n"
56.Ft float
57.Fn scalbf "float x" "float n"
58.Ft double
59.Fn significand "double x"
60.Ft float
61.Fn significandf "float x"
62.Sh DESCRIPTION
63These functions allow users to test conformance to
64.St -ieee754 .
65Their use is not otherwise recommended.
66.Pp
67.Fn logb x
68returns
69.Fa x Ns 's exponent
70.Fa n ,
71a signed integer converted to double\-precision floating\-point.
72.Fn logb \*(Pm\*(If
73= +\*(If;
74.Fn logb 0
75= -\*(If with a division by zero exception.
76.Pp
77.Fn scalbn x n
78returns
79.Fa x Ns \(**(2** Ns Fa n )
80computed by exponent manipulation.
81.Pp
82.Fn significand x
83returns
84.Fa sig ,
85where
86.Fa x
87:=
88.Fa sig No \(** 2** Ns Fa n
89with 1 \*[Le]
90.Fa sig
91\*[Lt] 2.
92.Fn significand x
93is not defined when
94.Fa x
95is 0, \*(Pm\*(If, or \*(Na.
96.Sh SEE ALSO
97.Xr ieee 3 ,
98.Xr math 3
99.Sh STANDARDS
100.St -ieee754
101