CPOW(3) BSD Library Functions Manual CPOW(3)

NAME
     ccppooww - complex power function

SYNOPSIS
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     double complex
     ccppooww(double complex x, double complex y);

     long double complex
     ccppoowwll(long double complex x, long double complex y);

     float complex
     ccppoowwff(float complex x, float complex y);

DESCRIPTION
     ccppooww(x, y) returns the complex number x raised to the complex power y.

     cpow(x,y) is equivalent to cexp(y * clog(x)).  As such, ccppooww(x, y) has a
     branch cut along the negative real axis for the first argument, and the
     equality cpow(conj(x),conj(y)) = conj(cpow(x,y)) holds for all x and y.

SSPPEECCIIAALL VVAALLUUEESS
     For special values, see clog and cexp.

SEE ALSO
     cexp(3) clog(3) complex(3)

STANDARDS     The ccppooww() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1999(E).

4th Berkeley Distribution      November 9, 2006      4th Berkeley Distribution