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NAME
exp - exponential function
SYNOPSIS
exp(x [,eps])
TYPES
x real or complex
eps nonzero real, defaults to epsilon()
return real or complex
DESCRIPTION
Approximate the exponential function of x by a multiple of epsilon,
the error having absolute value less than 0.75 * eps.
If n is a positive integer, exp(x, 10^-n) will usually be
correct to the n-th decimal place, which, for large positive x
will give many significant figures.
EXAMPLE
> print exp(2, 1e-5), exp(2,1e-10), exp(2, 1e-15), exp(2, 1e-20)
7.38906 7.3890560989 7.38905609893065 7.38905609893065022723
> print exp(30, 1e5), exp(30, 1), exp(30, 1e-10)
10686474600000 10686474581524 10686474581524.4621469905
> print exp(-20, 1e-5), exp(-20, 1e-10), exp(-20, 1e-15), exp(-20, 1e-20)
0 .0000000021 .000000002061154 .00000000206115362244
> print exp(1+2i, 1e-5), exp(1+2i, 1e-10)
-1.1312+2.47173i -1.1312043838+2.471726672i
LIMITS
x < 100000
LIBRARY
NUMBER *qexp(NUMBER *x, NUMBER *eps)
COMPLEX *cexp(COMPLEX *x, NUMBER *eps)
SEE ALSO
ln, cosh, sinh, tanh