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NAME

       copysign, copysignf, copysignl - number manipulation function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <math.h>

       double copysign(double x, double y);
       float copysignf(float x, float y);
       long double copysignl(long double x, long double y);

DESCRIPTION

       These  functions  shall produce a value with the magnitude of x and the
       sign of y. On implementations that represent a signed zero but  do  not
       treat  negative  zero  consistently  in  arithmetic  operations,  these
       functions regard the sign of zero as positive.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, these functions shall return a  value  with
       the magnitude of x and the sign of y.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       signbit()  ,  the  Base  Definitions  volume  of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <math.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .