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.TH ERF 3  2017-09-15 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
erf, erff, erfl \- error function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <math.h>
.PP
.BI "double erf(double " x );
.BI "float erff(float " x );
.BI "long double erfl(long double " x );
.PP
.fi
Link with \fI\-lm\fP.
.PP
.in -4n
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
.BR feature_test_macros (7)):
.in
.PP
.ad l
.BR erf ():
.RS 4
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE\ >=\ 200112L || _XOPEN_SOURCE
    || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
    || /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
.RE
.br
.BR erff (),
.BR erfl ():
.RS 4
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE\ >=\ 200112L
    || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
    || /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
.RE
.ad b
.SH DESCRIPTION
These functions return the error function of
.IR x ,
defined as
.TP
    erf(x) = 2/sqrt(pi) * integral from 0 to x of exp(\-t*t) dt
.SH RETURN VALUE
On success, these functions return the value of the error function of
.IR x ,