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.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
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.TH "ERFC" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
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.\" erfc
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.SH NAME
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erfc, erfcf, erfcl \- complementary error functions
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.LP
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\fB#include <math.h>
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double erfc(double\fP \fIx\fP\fB);
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float erfcf(float\fP \fIx\fP\fB);
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long double erfcl(long double\fP \fIx\fP\fB);
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\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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These functions shall compute the complementary error function 1.0
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- \fIerf\fP(\fIx\fP).
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.LP
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An application wishing to check for error situations should set \fIerrno\fP
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to zero and call
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\fIfeclearexcept\fP(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling these functions.
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On return, if \fIerrno\fP is non-zero or
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\fIfetestexcept\fP(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW)
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is non-zero, an error has occurred.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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.LP
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Upon successful completion, these functions shall return the value
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of the complementary error function.
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.LP
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If the correct value would cause underflow and is not representable,
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a range error may occur and \ either 0.0 (if
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representable), or an implementation-defined value shall be
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returned.
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.LP
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If
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\fIx\fP is NaN, a NaN shall be returned.
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If \fIx\fP is \(+-0, +1 shall be returned.
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If \fIx\fP is -Inf, +2 shall be returned.
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If \fIx\fP is +Inf, +0 shall be returned.
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If the correct value would cause underflow and is representable, a
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range error may occur and the correct value shall be
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returned.
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.SH ERRORS
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.LP
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These functions may fail if:
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.TP 7
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Range\ Error
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The result underflows.
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.LP
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If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) is non-zero,
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then \fIerrno\fP shall be set to [ERANGE]. If the
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integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero,
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then the underflow floating-point exception shall be
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raised.
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\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
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.SH EXAMPLES
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None.
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.SH APPLICATION USAGE
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.LP
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The \fIerfc\fP() function is provided because of the extreme loss
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of relative accuracy if \fIerf\fP(\fIx\fP) is called for
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large \fIx\fP and the result subtracted from 1.0.
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.LP
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Note for IEEE\ Std\ 754-1985 \fBdouble\fP, 26.55 < \fIx\fP implies
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\fIerfc\fP( \fIx\fP) has underflowed.
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.LP
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On error, the expressions (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) and (math_errhandling
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& MATH_ERREXCEPT) are independent of
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each other, but at least one of them must be non-zero.
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.SH RATIONALE
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.LP
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None.
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.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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.LP
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None.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.LP
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\fIerf\fP() , \fIfeclearexcept\fP() , \fIfetestexcept\fP() , \fIisnan\fP()
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, the Base Definitions volume of
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IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, Section 4.18, Treatment of Error Conditions
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for
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Mathematical Functions, \fI<math.h>\fP
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
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Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
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Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
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event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
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is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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