erfc(), erfcf(), erfcl()
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Complementary error function
Synopsis:
#include <math.h>
double erfc ( double x );
float erfcf ( float x );
long double erfcl( long double x );
Arguments:
- x
- The number for which you want to compute the complementary error function.
Library:
- libm
- The general-purpose math library.
- libm-sve
- A library that optimizes the code for ARMv8.2 chips that have Scalable Vector Extension hardware.
Your system requirements will determine how you should work with these libraries:
- If you want only selected processes to run with the SVE version, you can include both libraries in your OS image and use the -l m or -l m-sve option to qcc to link explicitly against the appropriate one.
- If you want all processes to use the SVE version, include libm-sve.so in your OS image and set up a symbolic link from libm.so to libm-sve.so. Use the -l m option to qcc to link against the library.
Note:
Compile your program with the -fno-builtin option to prevent the compiler from using a
built-in version of the function.
Description:
The erfc(), erfcf(), and erfcl() functions calculate the complementary error function of x (i.e., the result of the error function, erf(), subtracted from 1.0). This is useful because the error function isn't very accurate when x is large.
The erf() function computes:
This equality is true: erfc(-x) = 2 - erfc(x)
To check for error situations, use feclearexcept() and fetestexcept(). For example:
- Call
feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT)before calling erfc(), erfcf(), or erfcl(). - On return, if
fetestexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT)is nonzero, then an error has occurred.
Returns:
The value of the error function.
| If x is: | These functions return: | Errors: |
|---|---|---|
| ±0.0 | 1.0 | — |
| A value that would cause underflow | 0.0 | FE_UNDERFLOW |
| -Inf | 2.0 | — |
| Inf | 0.0 | — |
| NaN | NaN | — |
These functions raise FE_INEXACT if the FPU reports that the result can't be exactly represented as a floating-point number.
Classification:
| Safety: | |
|---|---|
| Cancellation point | No |
| Signal handler | Yes |
| Thread | Yes |
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