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name: "cpow"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
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version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cpow"
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# cpow(3)

complex power function

## NAME

cpow, cpowf, cpowl - complex power function

## LIBRARY

Math library (*libm*, *-lm*)

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <complex.h>
```

**double complex cpow(double complex** *x***, double complex** *z***);** **float complex cpowf(float complex** *x***, float complex** *z***);** **long double complex cpowl(long double complex** *x***,**                           **long double complex** *z***);**

## DESCRIPTION

These functions calculate *x* raised to the power *z* (with a branch cut for *x* along the negative real axis).

## ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see [**attributes**(7)](/attributes/7.md).

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Interface** | **Attribute** | **Value** |
| **cpow**(), **cpowf**(), **cpowl**() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |

## STANDARDS

C11, POSIX.1-2008.

## HISTORY

glibc 2.1. C99, POSIX.1-2001.

## SEE ALSO

[**cabs**(3)](/cabs/3.md), [**pow**(3)](/pow/3.md), [**complex**(7)](/complex/7.md)