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@(#)frexp.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.Dd January 23, 2005 .Dt FREXP 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm frexp .Nd convert floating-point number to fractional and integral components .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libm .Sh SYNOPSIS n math.h .Ft double .Fn frexp "double value" "int *exp" .Ft double .Fn frexpf "float value" "int *exp" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn frexp and .Fn frexpf functions break a floating-point number into a normalized fraction and an integral power of 2. They store the integer in the .Vt int object pointed to by .Fa exp . .Sh RETURN VALUES These functions return the value .Va x , such that .Va x is a .Vt double with magnitude in the interval o 1/2 , 1 Pc or zero, and .Fa value equals .Va x times 2 raised to the power .Fa *exp . If .Fa value is zero, both parts of the result are zero. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ldexp 3 , .Xr math 3 , .Xr modf 3 .Sh STANDARDS The .Fn frexp and .Fn frexpf functions conform to .St -isoC-99 .