npm package: @stdlib/complex-float64-base-div
Description: Divide two complex numbers.
Author: The Stdlib Authors
Latest version: 0.1.1

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# cdiv

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> Divide two double-precision complex floating-point numbers.

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## Installation

```bash
npm install @stdlib/complex-float64-base-div
```

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## Usage

```javascript
var cdiv = require( '@stdlib/complex-float64-base-div' );
```

#### cdiv( z1, z2 )

Divides two double-precision complex floating-point numbers.

```javascript
var Complex128 = require( '@stdlib/complex-float64-ctor' );

var z1 = new Complex128( -13.0, -1.0 );
var z2 = new Complex128( -2.0, 1.0 );

var v = cdiv( z1, z2 );
// returns <Complex128>[ 5.0, 3.0 ]
```

#### cdiv.assign( re1, im1, re2, im2, out, strideOut, offsetOut )

Divides two double-precision complex floating-point numbers and assigns results to a provided output array.

```javascript
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float64' );

var out = new Float64Array( 2 );
var v = cdiv.assign( -13.0, -1.0, -2.0, 1.0, out, 1, 0 );
// returns <Float64Array>[ 5.0, 3.0 ]

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

The function supports the following parameters:

-   **re1**: real component of the first complex number.
-   **im1**: imaginary component of the first complex number.
-   **re2**: real component of the second complex number.
-   **im2**: imaginary component of the second complex number.
-   **out**: output array.
-   **strideOut**: stride length for `out`.
-   **offsetOut**: starting index for `out`.

#### cdiv.strided( z1, sz1, oz1, z2, sz2, oz2, out, so, oo )

Divides two double-precision complex floating-point numbers stored in real-valued strided array views and assigns results to a provided strided output array.

```javascript
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float64' );

var z1 = new Float64Array( [ -13.0, -1.0 ] );
var z2 = new Float64Array( [ -2.0, 1.0 ] );
var out = new Float64Array( 2 );

var v = cdiv.strided( z1, 1, 0, z2, 1, 0, out, 1, 0 );
// returns <Float64Array>[ 5.0, 3.0 ]

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

The function supports the following parameters:

-   **z1**: first complex number strided array view.
-   **sz1**: stride length for `z1`.
-   **oz1**: starting index for `z1`.
-   **z2**: second complex number strided array view.
-   **sz2**: stride length for `z2`.
-   **oz2**: starting index for `z2`.
-   **out**: output array.
-   **so**: stride length for `out`.
-   **oo**: starting index for `out`.

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## Examples

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```javascript
var Complex128Array = require( '@stdlib/array-complex128' );
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random-array-discrete-uniform' );
var logEachMap = require( '@stdlib/console-log-each-map' );
var cdiv = require( '@stdlib/complex-float64-base-div' );

// Generate arrays of random values:
var z1 = new Complex128Array( discreteUniform( 200, -50, 50 ) );
var z2 = new Complex128Array( discreteUniform( 200, -50, 50 ) );

// Perform element-wise division:
logEachMap( '(%s) / (%s) = %s', z1, z2, cdiv );
```

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### Usage

```c
#include "stdlib/complex/float64/base/div.h"
```

#### stdlib_base_complex128_div( z1, z2 )

Divides two double-precision complex floating-point numbers.

```c
#include "stdlib/complex/float64/ctor.h"
#include "stdlib/complex/float64/real.h"
#include "stdlib/complex/float64/imag.h"

stdlib_complex128_t z1 = stdlib_complex128( -13.0, -1.0 );
stdlib_complex128_t z2 = stdlib_complex128( -2.0, 1.0 );

stdlib_complex128_t out = stdlib_base_complex128_div( z1, z2 );

double re = stdlib_complex128_real( out );
// returns 5.0

double im = stdlib_complex128_imag( out );
// returns 3.0
```

The function accepts the following arguments:

-   **z1**: `[in] stdlib_complex128_t` input value.
-   **z2**: `[in] stdlib_complex128_t` input value.

```c
stdlib_complex128_t stdlib_base_complex128_div( const stdlib_complex128_t z1, const stdlib_complex128_t z2 );
```

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### Examples

```c
#include "stdlib/complex/float64/base/div.h"
#include "stdlib/complex/float64/ctor.h"
#include "stdlib/complex/float64/reim.h"
#include <stdio.h>

int main( void ) {
    const stdlib_complex128_t x[] = {
        stdlib_complex128( 3.14, 1.5 ),
        stdlib_complex128( -3.14, 1.5 ),
        stdlib_complex128( 0.0, -0.0 ),
        stdlib_complex128( 0.0/0.0, 0.0/0.0 )
    };

    stdlib_complex128_t v;
    stdlib_complex128_t y;
    double re;
    double im;
    int i;
    for ( i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
        v = x[ i ];
        stdlib_complex128_reim( v, &re, &im );
        printf( "z = %lf + %lfi\n", re, im );

        y = stdlib_base_complex128_div( v, v );
        stdlib_complex128_reim( y, &re, &im );
        printf( "cdiv(z, z) = %lf + %lfi\n", re, im );
    }
}
```

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## References

-   Smith, Robert L. 1962. "Algorithm 116: Complex Division." _Commun. ACM_ 5 (8). New York, NY, USA: ACM: 435. doi:[10.1145/368637.368661][@smith:1962a].
-   Stewart, G. W. 1985. "A Note on Complex Division." _ACM Trans. Math. Softw._ 11 (3). New York, NY, USA: ACM: 238–41. doi:[10.1145/214408.214414][@stewart:1985a].
-   Priest, Douglas M. 2004. "Efficient Scaling for Complex Division." _ACM Trans. Math. Softw._ 30 (4). New York, NY, USA: ACM: 389–401. doi:[10.1145/1039813.1039814][@priest:2004a].
-   Baudin, Michael, and Robert L. Smith. 2012. "A Robust Complex Division in Scilab." _arXiv_ abs/1210.4539 \[cs.MS] (October): 1–25. [&lt;https://arxiv.org/abs/1210.4539>][@baudin:2012a].

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/complex-float64/base/add`][@stdlib/complex/float64/base/add]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">add two double-precision complex floating-point numbers.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/complex-float64/base/mul`][@stdlib/complex/float64/base/mul]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">multiply two double-precision complex floating-point numbers.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/complex-float64/base/sub`][@stdlib/complex/float64/base/sub]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">subtract two double-precision complex floating-point numbers.</span>

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