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41 .Nd Euclidean distance and complex absolute value functions
45 .Fn hypot "double x" "double y"
47 .Fn hypotf "float x" "float y"
49 .Fn hypotl "long double x" "long double y"
52 .Fn cabs "double complex z"
54 .Fn cabsf "float complex z"
56 .Fn cabsl "long double complex z"
66 in such a way that underflow will not happen, and overflow
67 occurs only if the final result deserves it.
81 functions return the absolute value of the complex number
83 .Sh ERRORS (due to Roundoff, etc.)
87 .Fn hypot "5.0" "12.0"
90 in general, hypot and cabs return an integer whenever an
91 integer might be expected.
102 in place of "\*(Na", the same is true on a VAX.
103 But programmers on machines other than a VAX (it has no \*(If)
104 might be surprised at first to discover that
105 .Fn hypot "\(+-\*(If" "\*(Na"
107 This is intentional; it happens because
108 .Fn hypot "\*(If" "v"
115 .Fn hypot "\*(If" "v"
118 Unlike the reserved operand fault on a VAX,
119 the IEEE \*(Na is designed to disappear
120 when it turns out to be irrelevant, as it does in
121 .Fn hypot "\*(If" "\*(Na" .
127 function first appeared in