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LOG(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual LOG(3)
NAME
log, logf, logl, log10, log10f, log10l, log2, log2f, log2l, log1p,
log1pf, log1pl - logarithm functions
LIBRARY
Math Library (libm, -lm)
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double
log(double x);
float
logf(float x);
long double
logl(long double x);
double
log10(double x);
float
log10f(float x);
long double
log10l(long double x);
double
log2(double x);
float
log2f(float x);
long double
log2l(long double x);
double
log1p(double x);
float
log1pf(float x);
long double
log1pl(long double x);
DESCRIPTION
The log(), logf(), and logl() functions compute the natural logarithm of
x.
The log10(), log10f(), and log10l() functions compute the logarithm base
10 of x, while log2(), log2f(), and log2l() compute the logarithm base 2
of x.
The log1p(), log1pf(), and log1pl() functions compute the natural
logarithm of 1 + x. Computing the natural logarithm as log1p(x) is more
accurate than computing it as log(1 + x) when x is close to zero.
SEE ALSO
exp(3), ilogb(3), math(3), pow(3)
STANDARDS
The log(), logf(), logl(), log10(), log10f(), log10l(), log2(), log2f(),
log2l(), log1p(), log1pf(), and log1pl() functions conform to ISO/IEC
9899:1999 ("ISO C99").
HISTORY
The log() function first appeared in Version 1 AT&T UNIX; log10() in
Version 7 AT&T UNIX; log1p() in 4.3BSD.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11 March 22, 2020 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11