csqrt, csqrtf, csqrtl - complex square root
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Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
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│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
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│ csqrt(), csqrtf(), csqrtl() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
Description
These functions calculate the complex square root of z, with a branch cut along the negative real axis.
(That means that csqrt(-1+eps*I) will be close to I while csqrt(-1-eps*I) will be close to -I, ifeps is
a small positive real number.)
History
glibc 2.1. C99, POSIX.1-2001.
Library
Math library (libm, -lm)
Name
csqrt, csqrtf, csqrtl - complex square root
See Also
cabs(3), cexp(3), complex(7) Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-05-02 csqrt(3)
Standards
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
Synopsis
#include<complex.h>doublecomplexcsqrt(doublecomplexz);floatcomplexcsqrtf(floatcomplexz);longdoublecomplexcsqrtl(longdoublecomplexz);