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fdiml(3)

fdiml3

Positive difference functions

Part of fdim(3).

Usage

double

float

long double

Library

Math Library (libm, -lm)

Overview

The fdim(), fdimf(), and fdiml() functions return the positive difference between x and y. That is, if x-y is positive, then x-y is returned. If either x or y is an , then an is returned. Otherwise, the result is +0.0.

Overflow or underflow may occur if the exact result is not representable in the return type. No other exceptions are raised.

History

  • FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27) to FreeBSD 13.3-RELEASE: the text shown here
  • FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE to FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 12.4-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 12.3-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 12.2-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 11.4-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 11.3-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 10.4-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 7.4-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE
  • FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE to FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE

Standards

The fdim(), fdimf(), and fdiml() functions conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (“ISO C99”).

History

These routines first appeared in FreeBSD 5.3.

From base 16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79 in FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27). Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.