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NAME

       fmod, fmodf, fmodl - floating-point remainder value function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <math.h>

       double fmod(double x, double y);
       float fmodf(float x, float y);
       long double fmodl(long double x, long double y);

DESCRIPTION

       These  functions  shall  return  the  floating-point  remainder  of the
       division of x by y.

       An application wishing to check for error situations should  set  errno
       to  zero  and  call  feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT)  before calling these
       functions.  On return, if errno is non-zero or  fetestexcept(FE_INVALID
       |  FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an error has
       occurred.

RETURN VALUE

       These functions shall return the value x- i* y, for some integer i such
       that, if y is non-zero, the result has the same sign as x and magnitude
       less than the magnitude of y.

       If the correct value would cause underflow, and is not representable, a
       range  error  may  occur,  and     either  0.0  (if supported), or   an
       implementation-defined value shall be returned.

       If x or y is NaN, a NaN shall be returned.

       If y is zero, a  domain  error  shall  occur,  and  either  a  NaN  (if
       supported), or an implementation-defined value shall be returned.

       If  x  is  infinite,  a  domain error shall occur, and either a NaN (if
       supported), or an implementation-defined value shall be returned.

       If x is ±0 and y is not zero, ±0 shall be returned.

       If x is not infinite and y is ±Inf, x shall be returned.

       If the correct value would cause underflow,  and  is  representable,  a
       range error may occur and the correct value shall be returned.

ERRORS

       These functions shall fail if:

       Domain Error
              The x argument is infinite or y is zero.

       If  the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) is non-zero,
       then  errno  shall  be  set  to  [EDOM].  If  the  integer   expression
       (math_errhandling  &  MATH_ERREXCEPT)  is  non-zero,  then  the invalid
       floating-point exception shall be raised.

       These functions may fail if:

       Range Error
              The result underflows.

       If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) is  non-zero,
       then  errno  shall  be  set  to  [ERANGE].  If  the  integer expression
       (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is  non-zero,  then  the  underflow
       floating-point exception shall be raised.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       On   error,   the   expressions  (math_errhandling  &  MATH_ERRNO)  and
       (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) are independent of each other,  but
       at least one of them must be non-zero.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       feclearexcept()  ,  fetestexcept()  ,  isnan()  ,  the Base Definitions
       volume  of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,  Section  4.18,  Treatment  of  Error
       Conditions for Mathematical Functions, <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 .