NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       drem - floating-point remainder function

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <math.h>

       double drem(double x, double y);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  drem()  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 to
       the nearest integer.  If the quotient is 1/2, it is rounded to the even
       number.

RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

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

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       EDOM   The denominator y is zero.

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       BSD 4.3

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       fmod(3)



				  1993-06-06			       DREM(3)