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Name

erf, erff, erfl, erfc, erfcf, erfcl - error function and complementary error function

Synopsis


#include <math.h>
double erf(double x);
float erff(float x);
long double erfl(long double x);
double erfc(double x);
float erfcf(float x);
long double erfcl(long double x);

Description

The erf() function returns the error function of x; defined as
erf(x) = 2/sqrt(pi) * integral from 0 to x of exp(-t*t) dt

The erfc() function returns the complementary error function of x, that is 1.0 - erf(x).

Conforming to

SVID 3, BSD 4.3, C99. The float and long double variants are requirements of C99.

See Also

exp(3)


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