cos, cosf, cosl
| Defined in header <math.h>
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| float cosf( float arg ); |
(1) | (since C99) |
| double cos( double arg ); |
(2) | |
| long double cosl( long double arg ); |
(3) | (since C99) |
| _Decimal32 cosd32( _Decimal32 arg ); |
(4) | (since C23) |
| _Decimal64 cosd64( _Decimal64 arg ); |
(5) | (since C23) |
| _Decimal128 cosd128( _Decimal128 arg ); |
(6) | (since C23) |
| Defined in header <tgmath.h>
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| #define cos( arg ) |
(7) | (since C99) |
cosl) is called. Otherwise, if the argument has integer type or the type double, (2) (cos) is called. Otherwise, (1) (cosf) is called. If the argument is complex, then the macro invokes the corresponding complex function (ccosf, ccos, ccosl).|
The functions (4-6) are declared if and only if the implementation predefines |
(since C23) |
Parameters
| arg | - | floating-point value representing angle in radians |
Return value
If no errors occur, the cosine of arg (cos(arg)) in the range [-1 ; +1], is returned.
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The result may have little or no significance if the magnitude of arg is large. |
(until C99) |
If a domain error occurs, an implementation-defined value is returned (NaN where supported).
If a range error occurs due to underflow, the correct result (after rounding) is returned.
Error handling
Errors are reported as specified in math_errhandling.
If the implementation supports IEEE floating-point arithmetic (IEC 60559):
- if the argument is ±0, the result is 1.0;
- if the argument is ±∞, NaN is returned and FE_INVALID is raised;
- if the argument is NaN, NaN is returned.
Notes
The case where the argument is infinite is not specified to be a domain error in C, but it is defined as a domain error in POSIX.
Example
#include <errno.h> #include <fenv.h> #include <math.h> #include <stdio.h> #ifndef __GNUC__ #pragma STDC FENV_ACCESS ON #endif int main(void) { const double pi = acos(-1); // typical usage printf("cos(pi/3) = %f\n", cos(pi / 3)); printf("cos(pi/2) = %f\n", cos(pi / 2)); printf("cos(-3*pi/4) = %f\n", cos(-3 * pi / 4)); // special values printf("cos(+0) = %f\n", cos(0.0)); printf("cos(-0) = %f\n", cos(-0.0)); // error handling feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT); printf("cos(INFINITY) = %f\n", cos(INFINITY)); if (fetestexcept(FE_INVALID)) puts(" FE_INVALID raised"); }
Possible output:
cos(pi/3) = 0.500000
cos(pi/2) = 0.000000
cos(-3*pi/4) = -0.707107
cos(+0) = 1.000000
cos(-0) = 1.000000
cos(INFINITY) = -nan
FE_INVALID raisedReferences
- C23 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2024):
- 7.12.4.5 The cos functions (p: TBD)
- 7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: TBD)
- F.10.1.5 The cos functions (p: TBD)
- C17 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2018):
- 7.12.4.5 The cos functions (p: 174)
- 7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 272-273)
- F.10.1.5 The cos functions (p: 378)
- C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
- 7.12.4.5 The cos functions (p: 239)
- 7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 373-375)
- F.10.1.5 The cos functions (p: 519)
- C99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):
- 7.12.4.5 The cos functions (p: 220)
- 7.22 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 335-337)
- F.9.1.5 The cos functions (p: 456)
- C89/C90 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1990):
- 4.5.2.5 The cos function
See also
| (C99)(C99) |
computes sine (sin(x)) (function) |
| (C99)(C99) |
computes tangent (tan(x)) (function) |
| (C99)(C99) |
computes arc cosine (arccos(x)) (function) |
| (C99)(C99)(C99) |
computes the complex cosine (function) |
| C++ documentation for cos
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