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NAME

tanh(), tanhf() — hyperbolic tangent functions

SYNOPSIS

#include <math.h>

double tanh(double x);

float tanhf(float x);

DESCRIPTION

The tanh() function returns the hyperbolic tangent of its argument.

tanhf() is a float version of tanh(); it takes a float argument and returns a float result. To use this function, compile either with the default -Ae option or with the -Aa and -D_HPUX_SOURCE options.

tanhf() is not specified by any standard, but it is named in accordance with the conventions specified in the "Future Library Directions" section of the ANSI C standard.

To use these functions, make sure your program includes <math.h>, and link in the math library by specifying -lm on the compiler or linker command line.

RETURN VALUE

If x is ±INFINITY, tanh() returns ±1.0 respectively.

If x is NaN, tanh() returns NaN.

If the correct value after rounding would be smaller in magnitude than MINDOUBLE, tanh() returns zero.

ERRORS

No errors are defined.

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

tanh(): SVID3, XPG4.2, ANSI C

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