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(The former are actually useful, and ieee_test(3) only documents functions that aren't.) Add a sentence describing the domain of scalb() and scalbf().
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.\" from: @(#)ieee.3 6.4 (Berkeley) 5/6/91
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd March 10, 1994
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.Dt IEEE_TEST 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm logb ,
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.Nm logbf ,
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.Nm scalb ,
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.Nm scalbf ,
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.Nm significand ,
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.Nm significandf
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.Nd IEEE test functions
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libm
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In math.h
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.Ft double
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.Fn logb "double x"
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.Ft float
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.Fn logbf "float x"
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.Ft double
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.Fn scalb "double x" "double n"
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.Ft float
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.Fn scalbf "float x" "float n"
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.Ft double
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.Fn significand "double x"
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.Ft float
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.Fn significandf "float x"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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These functions allow users to test conformance to
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.St -ieee754 .
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Their use is not otherwise recommended.
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.Pp
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.Fn logb x
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and
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.Fn logbf x
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return
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.Fa x Ns 's exponent
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.Fa n ,
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a signed integer converted to double\-precision floating\-point.
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.Fn logb \*(Pm\*(If
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= +\*(If;
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.Fn logb 0
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= -\*(If with a division by zero exception.
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.Pp
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.Fn scalb x n
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and
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.Fn scalbf x n
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return
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.Fa x Ns \(**(2** Ns Fa n )
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computed by exponent manipulation.
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If
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.Fa n
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is not an integer, \*(Pm\*(If, or an \*(Na, the result is unspecified.
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.Pp
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.Fn significand x
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and
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.Fn significandf x
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return
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.Fa sig ,
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where
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.Fa x
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:=
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.Fa sig No \(** 2** Ns Fa n
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with 1 \(<=
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.Fa sig
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< 2.
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.Fn significand x
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and
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.Fn significandf x
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are not defined when
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.Fa x
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is 0, \*(Pm\*(If, or \*(Na.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr ieee 3 ,
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.Xr math 3
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.Sh STANDARDS
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.St -ieee754
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