npm package: @stdlib/math-base-special-frexpf
Description: Split a single-precision floating-point number into a normalized fraction and an integer power of two.
Author: The Stdlib Authors
Latest version: 0.1.1

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# frexpf

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> Split a [single-precision floating-point number][ieee754] into a normalized fraction and an integer power of two.

<section class="installation">

## Installation

```bash
npm install @stdlib/math-base-special-frexpf
```

</section>

<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var frexpf = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-frexpf' );
```

#### frexpf( x )

Splits a [single-precision floating-point number][ieee754] into a normalized fraction and an integer power of two.

```javascript
var out = frexpf( 4.0 );
// returns [ 0.5, 3 ]
```

By default, the function returns the normalized fraction and the exponent as a two-element `array`. The normalized fraction and exponent satisfy the relation `x = frac * 2^exp`.

```javascript
var pow = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-pow' );

var x = 4.0;
var out = frexpf( x );
// returns [ 0.5, 3 ]

var frac = out[ 0 ];
var exp = out[ 1 ];

var bool = ( x === frac * pow(2.0, exp) );
// returns true
```

If provided positive or negative zero, `NaN`, or positive or negative `infinity`, the function returns a two-element `array` containing the input value and an exponent equal to `0`.

```javascript
var out = frexpf( 0.0 );
// returns [ 0.0, 0 ]

out = frexpf( -0.0 );
// returns [ -0.0, 0 ]

out = frexpf( NaN );
// returns [ NaN, 0 ]

out = frexpf( Infinity );
// returns [ Infinity, 0 ]

out = frexpf( -Infinity );
// returns [ -Infinity, 0 ]
```

For all other numeric input values, the [absolute value][@stdlib/math/base/special/absf] of the normalized fraction resides on the interval `[0.5,1)`.

#### frexpf.assign( x, out, stride, offset )

Splits a [single-precision floating-point number][ieee754] into a normalized fraction and an integer power of two and assigns results to a provided output array.

```javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );

var out = new Float32Array( 2 );

var y = frexpf.assign( 4.0, out, 1, 0 );
// returns <Float32Array>[ 0.5, 3 ]

var bool = ( y === out );
// returns true
```

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<section class="notes">

## Notes

-   Care should be taken when reconstituting a [single-precision floating-point number][ieee754] from a normalized fraction and an exponent. For example,

    ```javascript
    var pow = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-pow' );
    var f32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );

    var x = 1.7014118346046923e+38; // x ~ 2^127

    var out = frexpf( x );
    // returns [ 0.5, 128 ]

    // Naive reconstitution:
    var y = f32( out[ 0 ] * f32( pow( 2.0, out[ 1 ] ) ) );
    // returns Infinity

    // Account for 2^128 evaluating as infinity by recognizing 2^128 = 2^1 * 2^127:
    y = f32( out[ 0 ] * f32( pow( 2.0, out[1]-127 ) ) * f32( pow( 2.0, 127 ) ) );
    // returns 1.7014118346046923e+38
    ```

</section>

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

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```javascript
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random-base-randu' );
var roundf = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-roundf' );
var pow = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-pow' );
var f32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );
var BIAS = require( '@stdlib/constants-float32-exponent-bias' );
var frexpf = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-frexpf' );

var sign;
var frac;
var exp;
var x;
var f;
var v;
var i;

// Generate random numbers and break each into a normalized fraction and an integer power of two...
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
    if ( randu() < 0.5 ) {
        sign = f32( -1.0 );
    } else {
        sign = f32( 1.0 );
    }
    frac = f32( randu()*10.0 );
    exp = roundf( randu()*76.0 ) - 38;
    x = f32( sign * frac * f32( pow( 10.0, exp ) ) );
    f = frexpf( x );
    if ( f[ 1 ] > BIAS ) {
        v = f32( f[ 0 ] * f32( pow(2.0, f[1]-BIAS) ) * f32( pow(2.0, BIAS) ) );
    } else {
        v = f32( f[ 0 ] * f32( pow( 2.0, f[ 1 ] ) ) );
    }
    console.log( '%d = %d * 2^%d = %d', x, f[ 0 ], f[ 1 ], v );
}
```

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<section class="usage">

### Usage

```c
#include "stdlib/math/base/special/frexpf.h"
```

#### stdlib_base_frexpf( x, frac, exp )

Splits a [single-precision floating-point number][ieee754] into a normalized fraction and an integer power of two.

```c
#include <stdint.h>

float frac;
int32_t exp;
stdlib_base_frexpf( 4.0f, &frac, &exp );
```

The function accepts the following arguments:

-   **x**: `[in] float` input value.
-   **frac**: `[out] float*` destination for the normalized fraction.
-   **exp**: `[out] int32_t*` destination for the integer power of two.

```c
void stdlib_base_frexpf( const float x, float *frac, int32_t *exp );
```

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### Examples

```c
#include "stdlib/math/base/special/frexpf.h"
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <inttypes.h>

int main( void ) {
    const float x[] = { 4.0f, 0.0f, -0.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f, 3.14f, -3.14f, 1.0e38f, -1.0e38f, 1.0f/0.0f, -1.0f/0.0f, 0.0f/0.0f };

    float frac;
    int32_t exp;
    int i;
    for ( i = 0; i < 12; i++ ) {
        stdlib_base_frexpf( x[i], &frac, &exp );
        printf( "x: %f => frac: %f, exp: %" PRId32 "\n", x[i], frac, exp );
    }
}
```

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