LOG2(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | LOG2(3) |
NAME
log2, log2f, log2l - base-2 logarithmic functionSYNOPSIS
#include<math.h>
double log2(double x );
float log2f(float x );
long double log2l(long double x );
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
The log2() function returns the base 2 logarithm of x.RETURN VALUE
On success, these functions return the base 2 logarithm of x.ERRORS
See math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an error has occurred when calling these functions.VERSIONS
These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.CONFORMING TO
C99, POSIX.1-2001. The variant returning double also conforms to SVr4, 4.3BSD.SEE ALSO
cbrt(3), clog2(3), log(3), log10(3), sqrt(3)COLOPHON
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