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LDEXP(3)		     Library Functions Manual			LDEXP(3)

NAME
     ldexp,  ldexpf,  ldexpl -- multiply floating-point number by integral power
     of 2

LIBRARY
     Math Library (libm, -lm)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <math.h>

     double
     ldexp(double x, int exp);

     float
     ldexpf(float x, int exp);

     long double
     ldexpl(long double x, int exp);

DESCRIPTION
     The ldexp(), ldexpf(), and ldexpl()  functions  multiply  a  floating-point
     number by an integral power of 2.

RETURN VALUES
     These functions return the value of x times 2 raised to the power exp.

SEE ALSO
     frexp(3), math(3), modf(3)

STANDARDS
     The  ldexp(), ldexpf(), and ldexpl() functions conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1999
     ("ISO C99").

FreeBSD 14.0			  March 4, 2005 			LDEXP(3)

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