NAME

cabs cabsf cabsl — return a complex absolute value

SYNOPSIS

#include <complex.h>

double cabs(double complex z);
float cabsf(float complex z);
long double cabsl(long double complex z);

DESCRIPTION

[CX] The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2008 defers to the ISO C standard.

These functions shall compute the complex absolute value (also called norm, modulus, or magnitude) of z.

RETURN VALUE

These functions shall return the complex absolute value.

ERRORS

No errors are defined.

The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

XBD <complex.h>

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 6. Derived from the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (“ISO C99”) standard.

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