CPOW(3P)                   POSIX Programmer's Manual                  CPOW(3P)



NAME
       cpow, cpowf - 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);


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

RETURN VALUE
       These functions 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 .



IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                             CPOW(3P)
