v?Pow

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v?Pow

Computes a to the power b for elements of two vectors.

Syntax

vsPow( n, a, b, y );

vsPowI(n, a, inca, b, incb, y, incy);

vmsPow( n, a, b, y, mode );

vmsPowI(n, a, inca, b, incb, y, incy, mode);

vdPow( n, a, b, y );

vdPowI(n, a, inca, b, incb, y, incy);

vmdPow( n, a, b, y, mode );

vmdPowI(n, a, inca, b, incb, y, incy, mode);

vcPow( n, a, b, y );

vcPowI(n, a, inca, b, incb, y, incy);

vmcPow( n, a, b, y, mode );

vmcPowI(n, a, inca, b, incb, y, incy, mode);

vzPow( n, a, b, y );

vzPowI(n, a, inca, b, incb, y, incy);

vmzPow( n, a, b, y, mode );

vmzPowI(n, a, inca, b, incb, y, incy, mode);

Include Files

mkl.h

Input Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`n`	const MKL_INT	Specifies the number of elements to be calculated.
`a`, `b`	const float* for vsPow, vmsPow const double* for vdPow, vmdPow const MKL_Complex8* for vcPow, vmcPow const MKL_Complex16* for vzPow, vmzPow	Pointers to arrays that contain the input vectors a and b.
inca, incb, incy	const MKL_INT	Specifies increments for the elements of `a`, `b`, and `y`.
mode	const MKL_INT64	Overrides global VM mode setting for this function call. See vmlSetMode for possible values and their description.

Precision Overflow Thresholds for Real v?Pow Function
Data Type	Threshold Limitations on Input Parameters
single precision	`abs(a[i]) < ( FLT_MAX )^1/b[i]`
double precision	`abs(a[i]) < ( DBL_MAX )^1/b[i]`

Precision overflow thresholds for the complex v?Pow function are beyond the scope of this document.

Output Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`y`	float* for vsPow, vmsPow double* for vdPow, vmdPow MKL_Complex8* for vcPow, vmcPow MKL_Complex16* for vzPow, vmzPow	Pointer to an array that contains the output vector y.

Name

Type

Description

y

float* for vsPow, vmsPow

double* for vdPow, vmdPow

MKL_Complex8* for vcPow, vmcPow

MKL_Complex16* for vzPow, vmzPow

Pointer to an array that contains the output vector y.

Description

The v?Pow function computes a to the power b for elements of two vectors.

The real function v(s/d)Pow has certain limitations on the input range of a and b parameters. Specifically, if a[i] is positive, then b[i] may be arbitrary. For negative a[i], the value of b[i] must be an integer (either positive or negative).

The complex function v(c/z)Pow has no input range limitations.

Special values for Real Function v?Pow(x,y)
Argument 1 (X)	Argument 2 (Y)	Result	VM Error Status	Exception
+0	neg. odd integer	+∞	VML_STATUS_ERRDOM	ZERODIVIDE
-0	neg. odd integer	-∞	VML_STATUS_ERRDOM	ZERODIVIDE
+0	neg. even integer	+∞	VML_STATUS_ERRDOM	ZERODIVIDE
-0	neg. even integer	+∞	VML_STATUS_ERRDOM	ZERODIVIDE
+0	neg. non-integer	+∞	VML_STATUS_ERRDOM	ZERODIVIDE
-0	neg. non-integer	+∞	VML_STATUS_ERRDOM	ZERODIVIDE
-0	pos. odd integer	+0
-0	pos. odd integer	-0
+0	pos. even integer	+0
-0	pos. even integer	+0
+0	pos. non-integer	+0
-0	pos. non-integer	+0
-1	+∞	+1
-1	-∞	+1
+1	any value	+1
+1	+0	+1
+1	-0	+1
+1	+∞	+1
+1	-∞	+1
+1	QNAN	+1
any value	+0	+1
+0	+0	+1
-0	+0	+1
+∞	+0	+1
-∞	+0	+1
QNAN	+0	+1
any value	-0	+1
+0	-0	+1
-0	-0	+1
+∞	-0	+1
-∞	-0	+1
QNAN	-0	+1
X < +0	non-integer	QNAN	VML_STATUS_ERRDOM	INVALID
\|X\| < 1	-∞	+∞
+0	-∞	+∞	VML_STATUS_ERRDOM	ZERODIVIDE
-0	-∞	+∞	VML_STATUS_ERRDOM	ZERODIVIDE
\|X\| > 1	-∞	+0
+∞	-∞	+0
-∞	-∞	+0
\|X\| < 1	+∞	+0
+0	+∞	+0
-0	+∞	+0
\|X\| > 1	+∞	+∞
+∞	+∞	+∞
-∞	+∞	+∞
-∞	neg. odd integer	-0
-∞	neg. even integer	+0
-∞	neg. non-integer	+0
-∞	pos. odd integer	-∞
-∞	pos. even integer	+∞
-∞	pos. non-integer	+∞
+∞	X < +0	+0
+∞	X > +0	+∞
Big finite value*	Big finite value*	+/-∞	VML_STATUS_OVERFLOW	OVERFLOW
QNAN	QNAN	QNAN
QNAN	SNAN	QNAN		INVALID
SNAN	QNAN	QNAN		INVALID
SNAN	SNAN	QNAN		INVALID

The complex double precision versions of this function, vzPow and vmzPow, are implemented in the EP accuracy mode only. If used in HA or LA mode, vzPow and vmzPow set the VM Error Status to VML_STATUS_ACCURACYWARNING (see the Values of the VM Status table).

* Overflow in a real function is supported only in the HA/LA accuracy modes. The overflow occurs when x and y are finite numbers, but the result is too large to fit the target precision. In this case, the function:

Returns ∞ in the result.
Raises the OVERFLOW exception.
Sets the VM Error Status to VML_STATUS_OVERFLOW.

Overflow in a complex function occurs (supported in the HA/LA accuracy modes only) when all RE(x), RE(y), IM(x), IM(y) arguments are finite numbers, but the real or imaginary part of the computed result is so large that it does not fit the target precision. In this case, the function returns ∞ in that part of the result, raises the OVERFLOW exception, and sets the VM Error Status to VML_STATUS_OVERFLOW (overriding any possible VML_STATUS_ACCURACYWARNING status).

Parent topic: Power and Root Functions

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