NAME

fmax — return maximum value

SYNOPSIS

#include <math.h>

double
fmax(double x, double y);

long double
fmaxl(long double x, long double y);

float
fmaxf(float x, float y);

DESCRIPTION

The fmax() functions return x or y, whichever is larger.

SPECIAL VALUES

If exactly one argument is a NaN, fmax() returns the other argument. If both arguments are NaNs, fmax() returns a NaN.

SEE ALSO

fdim(3), fma(3), fmin(3)

STANDARDS

The fmax() functions conform to ISO/IEC 9899:2011.