erf(3M) LIBRARY FUNCTIONS erf(3M)
NAME
erf, erfc - error function and complementary error function
SYNOPSIS
cc [flag ...] file ... -lm [library ...]
#include <math.h>
double erf (double x);
double erfc (double x);
DESCRIPTION
erf retur
xns the error function of x, defined as
_2∫e-t2dt
\|π0
erfc, which returns 1.0 - erf(x), is provided because of the
extreme loss of relative accuracy if erf(x) is called for
large x and the result subtracted from 1.0 (e.g., for x = 5,
12 places are lost).
SEE ALSO
exp(3M).
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