logb() returns a signed integer converted to double-precision floating-point and so chosen that 1 <= |x|/2**n < 2 unless x = 0 or |x| = infinity. IEEE Std 754 defines logb(+infinity) = +infinity and logb(0) = -infinity. The latter is required to signal division by zero. Entry-Point Names Generic Compaq Function Data Type OpenVMS Tru64 UNIX Name Required Alpha Alpha logb S_FLOAT math$logb_s logbf T_FLOAT math$logb_t logb X_FLOAT math$logb_x logbl F_FLOAT math$logb_f G_FLOAT math$logb_g