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FMOD (3)

floating-point remainder function

SYNOPSIS

    #include <math.h>
      double fmod(double  x , double  y );  
    

DESCRIPTION

    The fmod() function computes the remainder of dividing x by y. The return value is x - n * y, where n is the quotient of x / y, rounded towards zero to an integer.

RETURN VALUE

    The fmod() function returns the remainder, unless y is zero, when the function fails and errno is set.

ERRORS

    EDOM

      The denominator y is zero.

CONFORMING TO

    SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

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