FDIM(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | FDIM(3) |
NAME
fdim, fdimf, fdiml - positive differenceSYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
_XOPEN_SOURCE >= 600 || _ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L;
or
cc -std=c99
DESCRIPTION
These functions return the positive difference, max( x- y,0), between their arguments.RETURN VALUE
On success, these functions return the positive difference.ERRORS
See math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an error has occurred when calling these functions.The following errors can occur:
- Range error: result overflow
- An overflow floating-point exception ( FE_OVERFLOW) is raised.
These functions do not set errno.
VERSIONS
These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.ATTRIBUTES
Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
The fdim(), fdimf(), and fdiml() functions are thread-safe.CONFORMING TO
C99, POSIX.1-2001.SEE ALSO
fmax(3)COLOPHON
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