csqrt(3) Library Functions Manual csqrt(3)
NAME
csqrt, csqrtf, csqrtl - complex square root
LIBRARY
Math library (libm, -lm)
SYNOPSIS
#include <complex.h>
double complex csqrt(double complex z);
float complex csqrtf(float complex z);
long double complex csqrtl(long double complex z);
DESCRIPTION
These functions calculate the complex square root of z, with a branch
cut along the negative real axis. (That means that csqrt(-1+eps*I)
will be close to I while csqrt(-1-eps*I) will be close to -I, if eps is
a small positive real number.)
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attrib-
utes(7).
┌───────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├───────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ csqrt(), csqrtf(), csqrtl() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
glibc 2.1. C99, POSIX.1-2001.
SEE ALSO
cabs(3), cexp(3), complex(7)
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