expm1

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5)

expm1 — Returns exp(number) - 1, computed in a way that is accurate even when the value of number is close to zero

Açıklama

float expm1 ( float $arg )

expm1() returns the equivalent to 'exp(arg) - 1' computed in a way that is accurate even if the value of arg is near zero, a case where 'exp (arg) - 1' would be inaccurate due to subtraction of two numbers that are nearly equal.

Değiştirgeler

arg: The argument to process

Dönen Değerler

'e' to the power of arg minus one

Sürüm Bilgisi

Sürüm:	Açıklama
5.3.0	This function is now available on all platforms

Ayrıca Bakınız

log1p() - Returns log(1 + number), computed in a way that is accurate even when the value of number is close to zero
exp() - Calculates the exponent of e

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brettz9 AAT yah 02-Apr-2009 08:07


Note that exp(x)-1 can be approximated by x + x^2/2! + ... + x^n/n!  and for any value

hagen at von-eitzen dot de 24-Feb-2003 03:57


Compare this to log1p (which is its inverse).





Also, You may have to use a similar workaraound in case the underlying C library


does not support expm1:





<?php


function expm1($x) {


     return ($x>-1.0e-6 && $x<1.0e-6) ? ($x + $x*$x/2) : (exp($x)-1);


}


?>

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