[comp.sources.unix] v16i047: 4.3BSD Math library source, Part05/05

rsalz@uunet.uu.net (Rich Salz) (10/27/88)

Submitted-by: Thos Sumner <root@ccb.ucsf.edu>
Posting-number: Volume 16, Issue 47
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X.\" Copyright (c) 1985 Regents of the University of California.
X.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
X.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
X.\"
X.\"	@(#)math.3m	6.8 (Berkeley) 5/27/86
X.\"
X.TH MATH 3M "May 27, 1986"
X.UC 4
X.ds up \fIulp\fR
X.ds nn \fINaN\fR
X.de If
X.if n \\
X\\$1Infinity\\$2
X.if t \\
X\\$1\\(if\\$2
X..
X.SH NAME
Xmath \- introduction to mathematical library functions
X.SH DESCRIPTION
XThese functions constitute the C math library,
X.I libm.
XThe link editor searches this library under the \*(lq\-lm\*(rq option.
XDeclarations for these functions may be obtained from the include file
X.RI < math.h >.
XThe Fortran math library is described in ``man 3f intro''.
X.SH "LIST OF FUNCTIONS"
X.sp 2
X.nf
X.ta \w'copysign'u+2n +\w'infnan.3m'u+10n +\w'inverse trigonometric func'u
X\fIName\fP	\fIAppears on Page\fP	\fIDescription\fP	\fIError Bound (ULPs)\fP
X.ta \w'copysign'u+4n +\w'infnan.3m'u+4n +\w'inverse trigonometric function'u+6nC
X.sp 5p
Xacos	sin.3m	inverse trigonometric function	3
Xacosh	asinh.3m	inverse hyperbolic function	3
Xasin	sin.3m	inverse trigonometric function	3
Xasinh	asinh.3m	inverse hyperbolic function	3
Xatan	sin.3m	inverse trigonometric function	1
Xatanh	asinh.3m	inverse hyperbolic function	3
Xatan2	sin.3m	inverse trigonometric function	2
Xcabs	hypot.3m	complex absolute value	1
Xcbrt	sqrt.3m	cube root	1
Xceil	floor.3m	integer no less than	0
Xcopysign	ieee.3m	copy sign bit	0
Xcos	sin.3m	trigonometric function	1
Xcosh	sinh.3m	hyperbolic function	3
Xdrem	ieee.3m	remainder	0
Xerf	erf.3m	error function	???
Xerfc	erf.3m	complementary error function	???
Xexp	exp.3m	exponential	1
Xexpm1	exp.3m	exp(x)\-1	1
Xfabs	floor.3m	absolute value	0
Xfloor	floor.3m	integer no greater than	0
Xhypot	hypot.3m	Euclidean distance	1
Xinfnan	infnan.3m	signals exceptions
Xj0	j0.3m	bessel function	???
Xj1	j0.3m	bessel function	???
Xjn	j0.3m	bessel function	???
Xlgamma	lgamma.3m	log gamma function; (formerly gamma.3m)
Xlog	exp.3m	natural logarithm	1
Xlogb	ieee.3m	exponent extraction	0
Xlog10	exp.3m	logarithm to base 10	3
Xlog1p	exp.3m	log(1+x)	1
Xpow	exp.3m	exponential x**y	60\-500
Xrint	floor.3m	round to nearest integer	0
Xscalb	ieee.3m	exponent adjustment	0
Xsin	sin.3m	trigonometric function	1
Xsinh	sinh.3m	hyperbolic function	3
Xsqrt	sqrt.3m	square root	1
Xtan	sin.3m	trigonometric function	3
Xtanh	sinh.3m	hyperbolic function	3
Xy0	j0.3m	bessel function	???
Xy1	j0.3m	bessel function	???
Xyn	j0.3m	bessel function	???
X.ta
X.fi
X.SH NOTES
XIn 4.3 BSD, distributed from the University of California
Xin late 1985, most of the foregoing functions come in two
Xversions, one for the double\-precision "D" format in the
XDEC VAX\-11 family of computers, another for double\-precision
Xarithmetic conforming to the IEEE Standard 754 for Binary
XFloating\-Point Arithmetic.  The two versions behave very
Xsimilarly, as should be expected from programs more accurate
Xand robust than was the norm when UNIX was born.  For
Xinstance, the programs are accurate to within the numbers
Xof \*(ups tabulated above; an \*(up is one \fIU\fRnit in the \fIL\fRast
X\fIP\fRlace.  And the programs have been cured of anomalies that
Xafflicted the older math library \fIlibm\fR in which incidents like
Xthe following had been reported:
X.RS
Xsqrt(\-1.0) = 0.0 and log(\-1.0) = \-1.7e38.
X.br
Xcos(1.0e\-11) > cos(0.0) > 1.0.
X.br
Xpow(x,1.0)
X.if n \
X!=
X.if t \
X\(!=
Xx when x = 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, ..., 9.0.
X.br
Xpow(\-1.0,1.0e10) trapped on Integer Overflow.
X.br
Xsqrt(1.0e30) and sqrt(1.0e\-30) were very slow.
X.RE
XHowever the two versions do differ in ways that have to be
Xexplained, to which end the following notes are provided.
X.PP
X\fBDEC VAX\-11 D_floating\-point:\fR
X.PP
XThis is the format for which the original math library \fIlibm\fR
Xwas developed, and to which this manual is still principally
Xdedicated.  It is \fIthe\fR double\-precision format for the PDP\-11
Xand the earlier VAX\-11 machines; VAX\-11s after 1983 were
Xprovided with an optional "G" format closer to the IEEE
Xdouble\-precision format.  The earlier DEC MicroVAXs have no
XD format, only G double\-precision. (Why?  Why not?)
X.PP
XProperties of D_floating\-point:
X.RS
XWordsize: 64 bits, 8 bytes.  Radix: Binary.
X.br
XPrecision: 56
X.if n \
Xsig.
X.if t \
Xsignificant
Xbits, roughly like 17
X.if n \
Xsig.
X.if t \
Xsignificant
Xdecimals.
X.RS
XIf x and x' are consecutive positive D_floating\-point
Xnumbers (they differ by 1 \*(up), then
X.br
X1.3e\-17 < 0.5**56 < (x'\-x)/x \(<= 0.5**55 < 2.8e\-17.
X.RE
X.nf
X.ta \w'Range:'u+1n +\w'Underflow threshold'u+1n +\w'= 2.0**127'u+1n
XRange:	Overflow threshold	= 2.0**127	= 1.7e38.
X	Underflow threshold	= 0.5**128	= 2.9e\-39.
X	NOTE:  THIS RANGE IS COMPARATIVELY NARROW.
X.ta
X.fi
X.RS
XOverflow customarily stops computation.
X.br
XUnderflow is customarily flushed quietly to zero.
X.br
XCAUTION:
X.RS
XIt is possible to have x
X.if n \
X!=
X.if t \
X\(!=
Xy and yet
Xx\-y = 0 because of underflow.  Similarly
Xx > y > 0 cannot prevent either x\(**y = 0
Xor  y/x = 0 from happening without warning.
X.RE
X.RE
XZero is represented ambiguously.
X.RS
XAlthough 2**55 different representations of zero are accepted by
Xthe hardware, only the obvious representation is ever produced.
XThere is no \-0 on a VAX.
X.RE
X.If
Xis not part of the VAX architecture.
X.br
XReserved operands:
X.RS
Xof the 2**55 that the hardware
Xrecognizes, only one of them is ever produced.
XAny floating\-point operation upon a reserved
Xoperand, even a MOVF or MOVD, customarily stops
Xcomputation, so they are not much used.
X.RE
XExceptions:
X.RS
XDivisions by zero and operations that
Xoverflow are invalid operations that customarily
Xstop computation or, in earlier machines, produce
Xreserved operands that will stop computation.
X.RE
XRounding:
X.RS
XEvery rational operation  (+, \-, \(**, /) on a
XVAX (but not necessarily on a PDP\-11), if not an
Xover/underflow nor division by zero, is rounded to
Xwithin half an \*(up, and when the rounding error is
Xexactly half an \*(up then rounding is away from 0.
X.RE
X.RE
X.PP
XExcept for its narrow range, D_floating\-point is one of the
Xbetter computer arithmetics designed in the 1960's.
XIts properties are reflected fairly faithfully in the elementary
Xfunctions for a VAX distributed in 4.3 BSD.
XThey over/underflow only if their results have to lie out of range
Xor very nearly so, and then they behave much as any rational
Xarithmetic operation that over/underflowed would behave.
XSimilarly, expressions like log(0) and atanh(1) behave
Xlike 1/0; and sqrt(\-3) and acos(3) behave like 0/0;
Xthey all produce reserved operands and/or stop computation!
XThe situation is described in more detail in manual pages.
X.RS
X.ll -0.5i
X\fIThis response seems excessively punitive, so it is destined
Xto be replaced at some time in the foreseeable future by a
Xmore flexible but still uniform scheme being developed to
Xhandle all floating\-point arithmetic exceptions neatly.
XSee infnan(3M) for the present state of affairs.\fR
X.ll +0.5i
X.RE
X.PP
XHow do the functions in 4.3 BSD's new \fIlibm\fR for UNIX
Xcompare with their counterparts in DEC's VAX/VMS library?
XSome of the VMS functions are a little faster, some are
Xa little more accurate, some are more puritanical about
Xexceptions (like pow(0.0,0.0) and atan2(0.0,0.0)),
Xand most occupy much more memory than their counterparts in
X\fIlibm\fR.
XThe VMS codes interpolate in large table to achieve
Xspeed and accuracy; the \fIlibm\fR codes use tricky formulas
Xcompact enough that all of them may some day fit into a ROM.
X.PP
XMore important, DEC regards the VMS codes as proprietary
Xand guards them zealously against unauthorized use.  But the
X\fIlibm\fR codes in 4.3 BSD are intended for the public domain;
Xthey may be copied freely provided their provenance is always
Xacknowledged, and provided users assist the authors in their
Xresearches by reporting experience with the codes.
XTherefore no user of UNIX on a machine whose arithmetic resembles
XVAX D_floating\-point need use anything worse than the new \fIlibm\fR.
X.PP
X\fBIEEE STANDARD 754 Floating\-Point Arithmetic:\fR
X.PP
XThis standard is on its way to becoming more widely adopted
Xthan any other design for computer arithmetic.
XVLSI chips that conform to some version of that standard have been
Xproduced by a host of manufacturers, among them ...
X.nf
X.ta 0.5i +\w'Intel i8070, i80287'u+6n
X	Intel i8087, i80287	National Semiconductor  32081
X	Motorola 68881	Weitek WTL-1032, ... , -1165
X	Zilog Z8070	Western Electric (AT&T) WE32106.
X.ta
X.fi
XOther implementations range from software, done thoroughly
Xin the Apple Macintosh, through VLSI in the Hewlett\-Packard
X9000 series, to the ELXSI 6400 running ECL at 3 Megaflops.
XSeveral other companies have adopted the formats
Xof IEEE 754 without, alas, adhering to the standard's way
Xof handling rounding and exceptions like over/underflow.
XThe DEC VAX G_floating\-point format is very similar to the IEEE
X754 Double format, so similar that the C programs for the
XIEEE versions of most of the elementary functions listed
Xabove could easily be converted to run on a MicroVAX, though
Xnobody has volunteered to do that yet.
X.PP
XThe codes in 4.3 BSD's \fIlibm\fR for machines that conform to
XIEEE 754 are intended primarily for the National Semi. 32081
Xand WTL 1164/65.  To use these codes with the Intel or Zilog
Xchips, or with the Apple Macintosh or ELXSI 6400, is to
Xforego the use of better codes provided (perhaps freely) by
Xthose companies and designed by some of the authors of the
Xcodes above.
XExcept for \fIatan\fR, \fIcabs\fR, \fIcbrt\fR, \fIerf\fR,
X\fIerfc\fR, \fIhypot\fR, \fIj0\-jn\fR, \fIlgamma\fR, \fIpow\fR
Xand \fIy0\-yn\fR,
Xthe Motorola 68881 has all the functions in \fIlibm\fR on chip,
Xand faster and more accurate;
Xit, Apple, the i8087, Z8070 and WE32106 all use 64
X.if n \
Xsig.
X.if t \
Xsignificant
Xbits.
XThe main virtue of 4.3 BSD's
X\fIlibm\fR codes is that they are intended for the public domain;
Xthey may be copied freely provided their provenance is always
Xacknowledged, and provided users assist the authors in their
Xresearches by reporting experience with the codes.
XTherefore no user of UNIX on a machine that conforms to
XIEEE 754 need use anything worse than the new \fIlibm\fR.
X.PP
XProperties of IEEE 754 Double\-Precision:
X.RS
XWordsize: 64 bits, 8 bytes.  Radix: Binary.
X.br
XPrecision: 53
X.if n \
Xsig.
X.if t \
Xsignificant
Xbits, roughly like 16
X.if n \
Xsig.
X.if t \
Xsignificant
Xdecimals.
X.RS
XIf x and x' are consecutive positive Double\-Precision
Xnumbers (they differ by 1 \*(up), then
X.br
X1.1e\-16 < 0.5**53 < (x'\-x)/x \(<= 0.5**52 < 2.3e\-16.
X.RE
X.nf
X.ta \w'Range:'u+1n +\w'Underflow threshold'u+1n +\w'= 2.0**1024'u+1n
XRange:	Overflow threshold	= 2.0**1024	= 1.8e308
X	Underflow threshold	= 0.5**1022	= 2.2e\-308
X.ta
X.fi
X.RS
XOverflow goes by default to a signed
X.If "" .
X.br
XUnderflow is \fIGradual,\fR rounding to the nearest
Xinteger multiple of 0.5**1074 = 4.9e\-324.
X.RE
XZero is represented ambiguously as +0 or \-0.
X.RS
XIts sign transforms correctly through multiplication or
Xdivision, and is preserved by addition of zeros
Xwith like signs; but x\-x yields +0 for every
Xfinite x.  The only operations that reveal zero's
Xsign are division by zero and copysign(x,\(+-0).
XIn particular, comparison (x > y, x \(>= y, etc.)
Xcannot be affected by the sign of zero; but if
Xfinite x = y then
X.If
X\&= 1/(x\-y)
X.if n \
X!=
X.if t \
X\(!=
X\-1/(y\-x) =
X.If \- .
X.RE
X.If
Xis signed.
X.RS
Xit persists when added to itself
Xor to any finite number.  Its sign transforms
Xcorrectly through multiplication and division, and
X.If (finite)/\(+- \0=\0\(+-0
X(nonzero)/0 =
X.If \(+- .
XBut 
X.if n \
XInfinity\-Infinity, Infinity\(**0 and Infinity/Infinity
X.if t \
X\(if\-\(if, \(if\(**0 and \(if/\(if
Xare, like 0/0 and sqrt(\-3),
Xinvalid operations that produce \*(nn. ...
X.RE
XReserved operands:
X.RS
Xthere are 2**53\-2 of them, all
Xcalled \*(nn (\fIN\fRot \fIa N\fRumber).
XSome, called Signaling \*(nns, trap any floating\-point operation
Xperformed upon them; they are used to mark missing
Xor uninitialized values, or nonexistent elements
Xof arrays.  The rest are Quiet \*(nns; they are
Xthe default results of Invalid Operations, and
Xpropagate through subsequent arithmetic operations.
XIf x
X.if n \
X!=
X.if t \
X\(!=
Xx then x is \*(nn; every other predicate
X(x > y, x = y, x < y, ...) is FALSE if \*(nn is involved.
X.br
XNOTE: Trichotomy is violated by \*(nn.
X.RS
XBesides being FALSE, predicates that entail ordered
Xcomparison, rather than mere (in)equality,
Xsignal Invalid Operation when \*(nn is involved.
X.RE
X.RE
XRounding:
X.RS
XEvery algebraic operation (+, \-, \(**, /,
X.if n \
Xsqrt)
X.if t \
X\(sr)
Xis rounded by default to within half an \*(up, and
Xwhen the rounding error is exactly half an \*(up then
Xthe rounded value's least significant bit is zero.
XThis kind of rounding is usually the best kind,
Xsometimes provably so; for instance, for every
Xx = 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, ..., 2.0**52, we find
X(x/3.0)\(**3.0 == x and (x/10.0)\(**10.0 == x and ...
Xdespite that both the quotients and the products
Xhave been rounded.  Only rounding like IEEE 754
Xcan do that.  But no single kind of rounding can be
Xproved best for every circumstance, so IEEE 754
Xprovides rounding towards zero or towards
X.If +
Xor towards
X.If \-
Xat the programmer's option.  And the
Xsame kinds of rounding are specified for
XBinary\-Decimal Conversions, at least for magnitudes
Xbetween roughly 1.0e\-10 and 1.0e37.
X.RE
XExceptions:
X.RS
XIEEE 754 recognizes five kinds of floating\-point exceptions,
Xlisted below in declining order of probable importance.
X.RS
X.nf
X.ta \w'Invalid Operation'u+6n +\w'Gradual Underflow'u+2n
XException	Default Result
X.tc \(ru
X		
X.tc
XInvalid Operation	\*(nn, or FALSE
X.if n \{\
XOverflow	\(+-Infinity
XDivide by Zero	\(+-Infinity \}
X.if t \{\
XOverflow	\(+-\(if
XDivide by Zero	\(+-\(if \}
XUnderflow	Gradual Underflow
XInexact	Rounded value
X.ta
X.fi
X.RE
XNOTE:  An Exception is not an Error unless handled
Xbadly.  What makes a class of exceptions exceptional
Xis that no single default response can be satisfactory
Xin every instance.  On the other hand, if a default
Xresponse will serve most instances satisfactorily,
Xthe unsatisfactory instances cannot justify aborting
Xcomputation every time the exception occurs.
X.RE
X.PP
XFor each kind of floating\-point exception, IEEE 754
Xprovides a Flag that is raised each time its exception
Xis signaled, and stays raised until the program resets
Xit.  Programs may also test, save and restore a flag.
XThus, IEEE 754 provides three ways by which programs
Xmay cope with exceptions for which the default result
Xmight be unsatisfactory:
X.IP 1) \w'\0\0\0\0'u
XTest for a condition that might cause an exception
Xlater, and branch to avoid the exception.
X.IP 2) \w'\0\0\0\0'u
XTest a flag to see whether an exception has occurred
Xsince the program last reset its flag.
X.IP 3) \w'\0\0\0\0'u
XTest a result to see whether it is a value that only
Xan exception could have produced.
X.RS
XCAUTION: The only reliable ways to discover
Xwhether Underflow has occurred are to test whether
Xproducts or quotients lie closer to zero than the
Xunderflow threshold, or to test the Underflow
Xflag.  (Sums and differences cannot underflow in
XIEEE 754; if x
X.if n \
X!=
X.if t \
X\(!=
Xy then x\-y is correct to
Xfull precision and certainly nonzero regardless of
Xhow tiny it may be.)  Products and quotients that
Xunderflow gradually can lose accuracy gradually
Xwithout vanishing, so comparing them with zero
X(as one might on a VAX) will not reveal the loss.
XFortunately, if a gradually underflowed value is
Xdestined to be added to something bigger than the
Xunderflow threshold, as is almost always the case,
Xdigits lost to gradual underflow will not be missed
Xbecause they would have been rounded off anyway.
XSo gradual underflows are usually \fIprovably\fR ignorable.
XThe same cannot be said of underflows flushed to 0.
X.RE
X.PP
XAt the option of an implementor conforming to IEEE 754,
Xother ways to cope with exceptions may be provided:
X.IP 4) \w'\0\0\0\0'u
XABORT.  This mechanism classifies an exception in
Xadvance as an incident to be handled by means
Xtraditionally associated with error\-handling
Xstatements like "ON ERROR GO TO ...".  Different
Xlanguages offer different forms of this statement,
Xbut most share the following characteristics:
X.IP \(em \w'\0\0\0\0'u
XNo means is provided to substitute a value for
Xthe offending operation's result and resume
Xcomputation from what may be the middle of an
Xexpression.  An exceptional result is abandoned.
X.IP \(em \w'\0\0\0\0'u
XIn a subprogram that lacks an error\-handling
Xstatement, an exception causes the subprogram to
Xabort within whatever program called it, and so
Xon back up the chain of calling subprograms until
Xan error\-handling statement is encountered or the
Xwhole task is aborted and memory is dumped.
X.IP 5) \w'\0\0\0\0'u
XSTOP.  This mechanism, requiring an interactive
Xdebugging environment, is more for the programmer
Xthan the program.  It classifies an exception in
Xadvance as a symptom of a programmer's error; the
Xexception suspends execution as near as it can to
Xthe offending operation so that the programmer can
Xlook around to see how it happened.  Quite often
Xthe first several exceptions turn out to be quite
Xunexceptionable, so the programmer ought ideally
Xto be able to resume execution after each one as if
Xexecution had not been stopped.
X.IP 6) \w'\0\0\0\0'u
X\&... Other ways lie beyond the scope of this document.
X.RE
X.PP
XThe crucial problem for exception handling is the problem of
XScope, and the problem's solution is understood, but not
Xenough manpower was available to implement it fully in time
Xto be distributed in 4.3 BSD's \fIlibm\fR.  Ideally, each
Xelementary function should act as if it were indivisible, or
Xatomic, in the sense that ...
X.IP i) \w'iii)'u+2n
XNo exception should be signaled that is not deserved by
Xthe data supplied to that function.
X.IP ii) \w'iii)'u+2n
XAny exception signaled should be identified with that
Xfunction rather than with one of its subroutines.
X.IP iii) \w'iii)'u+2n
XThe internal behavior of an atomic function should not
Xbe disrupted when a calling program changes from
Xone to another of the five or so ways of handling
Xexceptions listed above, although the definition
Xof the function may be correlated intentionally
Xwith exception handling.
X.PP
XIdeally, every programmer should be able \fIconveniently\fR to
Xturn a debugged subprogram into one that appears atomic to
Xits users.  But simulating all three characteristics of an
Xatomic function is still a tedious affair, entailing hosts
Xof tests and saves\-restores; work is under way to ameliorate
Xthe inconvenience.
X.PP
XMeanwhile, the functions in \fIlibm\fR are only approximately
Xatomic.  They signal no inappropriate exception except
Xpossibly ...
X.RS
XOver/Underflow
X.RS
Xwhen a result, if properly computed, might have lain barely within range, and
X.RE
XInexact in \fIcabs\fR, \fIcbrt\fR, \fIhypot\fR, \fIlog10\fR and \fIpow\fR
X.RS
Xwhen it happens to be exact, thanks to fortuitous cancellation of errors.
X.RE
X.RE
XOtherwise, ...
X.RS
XInvalid Operation is signaled only when
X.RS
Xany result but \*(nn would probably be misleading.
X.RE
XOverflow is signaled only when
X.RS
Xthe exact result would be finite but beyond the overflow threshold.
X.RE
XDivide\-by\-Zero is signaled only when
X.RS
Xa function takes exactly infinite values at finite operands.
X.RE
XUnderflow is signaled only when
X.RS
Xthe exact result would be nonzero but tinier than the underflow threshold.
X.RE
XInexact is signaled only when
X.RS
Xgreater range or precision would be needed to represent the exact result.
X.RE
X.RE
X.SH BUGS
XWhen signals are appropriate, they are emitted by certain
Xoperations within the codes, so a subroutine\-trace may be
Xneeded to identify the function with its signal in case
Xmethod 5) above is in use.  And the codes all take the
XIEEE 754 defaults for granted; this means that a decision to
Xtrap all divisions by zero could disrupt a code that would
Xotherwise get correct results despite division by zero.
X.SH SEE ALSO
XAn explanation of IEEE 754 and its proposed extension p854
Xwas published in the IEEE magazine MICRO in August 1984 under
Xthe title "A Proposed Radix\- and Word\-length\-independent
XStandard for Floating\-point Arithmetic" by W. J. Cody et al.
XThe manuals for Pascal, C and BASIC on the Apple Macintosh
Xdocument the features of IEEE 754 pretty well.
XArticles in the IEEE magazine COMPUTER vol. 14 no. 3 (Mar.
X1981), and in the ACM SIGNUM Newsletter Special Issue of
XOct. 1979, may be helpful although they pertain to
Xsuperseded drafts of the standard.
X.SH AUTHOR
XW. Kahan, with the help of Z\-S. Alex Liu, Stuart I. McDonald,
XDr. Kwok\-Choi Ng, Peter Tang.
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