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fmin

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FP_FAST_FDIVFP_FAST_FDIVLFP_FAST_DDIVLFP_FAST_DMDIVDN

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FP_FAST_FSQRTFP_FAST_FSQRTLFP_FAST_DSQRTLFP_FAST_DMSQRTDN

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Defined in header <math.h>

float fminf( float x, float y );

(1) (since C99)

double fmin( double x, double y );

(2) (since C99)

long double fminl( long double x, long double y );

(3) (since C99)

Defined in header <tgmath.h>

#define fmin( x, y )

(4) (since C99)

1-3) Returns the smaller of two floating-point arguments, treating NaNs as missing data (between a NaN and a numeric value, the numeric value is chosen).

4) Type-generic macro: If any argument has type long double, fminl is called. Otherwise, if any argument has integer type or has type double, fmin is called. Otherwise, fminf is called.

Contents

[edit] Parameters

x, y - floating-point values

[edit] Return value

If successful, returns the smaller of two floating-point values. The value returned is exact and does not depend on any rounding modes.

[edit] Error handling

This function is not subject to any of the error conditions specified in math_errhandling.

If the implementation supports IEEE floating-point arithmetic (IEC 60559),

If one of the two arguments is NaN, the value of the other argument is returned
Only if both arguments are NaN, NaN is returned

[edit] Notes

This function is not required to be sensitive to the sign of zero, although some implementations additionally enforce that if one argument is +0 and the other is -0, then -0 is returned.

[edit] Example

Run this code

#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
 
int main(void)
{
 printf ("fmin(2,1) = %f\n", fmin(2, 1));
 printf ("fmin(-Inf,0) = %f\n", fmin(-INFINITY, 0));
 printf ("fmin(NaN,-1) = %f\n", fmin(NAN, -1));
}

Possible output:

fmin(2,1) = 1.000000
fmin(-Inf,0) = -inf
fmin(NaN,-1) = -1.000000

[edit] References

C23 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2024):

7.12.12.3 The fmin functions (p: TBD)

7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: TBD)

F.10.9.3 The fmin functions (p: TBD)

C17 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2018):

7.12.12.3 The fmin functions (p: TBD)

7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: TBD)

F.10.9.3 The fmin functions (p: TBD)

C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):

7.12.12.3 The fmin functions (p: 258)

7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 373-375)

F.10.9.3 The fmin functions (p: 530)

C99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):

7.12.12.3 The fmin functions (p: 239)

7.22 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 335-337)

F.9.9.3 The fmin functions (p: 466)

[edit] See also

(C99)

checks if the first floating-point argument is less than the second
(function macro) [edit]

(C99)(C99)(C99)

determines larger of two floating-point values
(function) [edit]

C++ documentation for fmin

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