cos, cosf, cosl
<math.h>
<tgmath.h>
cosl
) is called. Otherwise, if the argument has integer type or the type double, (2) (cos
) is called. Otherwise, (1) (cosf
) is called. If the argument is complex, then the macro invokes the corresponding complex function (ccosf , ccos , ccosl ).The functions (4-6) are declared if and only if the implementation predefines __STDC_IEC_60559_DFP__
(i.e. the implementation supports decimal floating-point numbers).
[edit] Parameters
[edit] Return value
If no errors occur, the cosine of arg (cos(arg)) in the range [-1 ; +1], is returned.
The result may have little or no significance if the magnitude of arg is large.
(until C99)If a domain error occurs, an implementation-defined value is returned (NaN where supported).
If a range error occurs due to underflow, the correct result (after rounding) is returned.
[edit] Error handling
Errors are reported as specified in math_errhandling
.
If the implementation supports IEEE floating-point arithmetic (IEC 60559):
- if the argument is ±0, the result is 1.0;
- if the argument is ±∞, NaN is returned and FE_INVALID is raised;
- if the argument is NaN, NaN is returned.
[edit] Notes
The case where the argument is infinite is not specified to be a domain error in C, but it is defined as a domain error in POSIX.
[edit] Example
#include <errno.h> #include <fenv.h> #include <math.h> #include <stdio.h> #ifndef __GNUC__ #pragma STDC FENV_ACCESS ON #endif int main(void) { const double pi = acos (-1); // typical usage printf ("cos(pi/3) = %f\n", cos(pi / 3)); printf ("cos(pi/2) = %f\n", cos(pi / 2)); printf ("cos(-3*pi/4) = %f\n", cos(-3 * pi / 4)); // special values printf ("cos(+0) = %f\n", cos(0.0)); printf ("cos(-0) = %f\n", cos(-0.0)); // error handling feclearexcept (FE_ALL_EXCEPT ); printf ("cos(INFINITY) = %f\n", cos(INFINITY)); if (fetestexcept (FE_INVALID )) puts (" FE_INVALID raised"); }
Possible output:
cos(pi/3) = 0.500000 cos(pi/2) = 0.000000 cos(-3*pi/4) = -0.707107 cos(+0) = 1.000000 cos(-0) = 1.000000 cos(INFINITY) = -nan FE_INVALID raised
[edit] References
- C23 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2024):
- 7.12.4.5 The cos functions (p: TBD)
- 7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: TBD)
- F.10.1.5 The cos functions (p: TBD)
- C17 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2018):
- 7.12.4.5 The cos functions (p: 174)
- 7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 272-273)
- F.10.1.5 The cos functions (p: 378)
- C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
- 7.12.4.5 The cos functions (p: 239)
- 7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 373-375)
- F.10.1.5 The cos functions (p: 519)
- C99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):
- 7.12.4.5 The cos functions (p: 220)
- 7.22 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 335-337)
- F.9.1.5 The cos functions (p: 456)
- C89/C90 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1990):
- 4.5.2.5 The cos function