fmin(3) | Library Functions Manual | fmin(3) |
NAME
fmin, fminf, fminl - determine minimum of two floating-point numbers
LIBRARY
Math library (libm, -lm)
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double fmin(double x, double y); float fminf(float x, float y); long double fminl(long double x, long double y);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
feature_test_macros(7)):
fmin(), fminf(), fminl():
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
DESCRIPTION
These functions return the lesser value of x and y.
RETURN VALUE
These functions return the minimum of x and y.
If one argument is a NaN, the other argument is returned.
If both arguments are NaN, a NaN is returned.
ERRORS
No errors occur.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value |
fmin (), fminf (), fminl () | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
glibc 2.1. C99, POSIX.1-2001.
SEE ALSO
2024-05-02 | Linux man-pages 6.9.1 |