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38 .Nd floating-point maximum and minimum functions
44 .Fn fmax "double x" "double y"
46 .Fn fmaxf "float x" "float y"
48 .Fn fmaxl "long double x" "long double y"
50 .Fn fmin "double x" "double y"
52 .Fn fminf "float x" "float y"
54 .Fn fminl "long double x" "long double y"
61 functions return the larger of
70 functions return the smaller of
78 If one argument is an \*(Na, then the other argument is returned.
79 If both arguments are \*(Nas, then the result is an \*(Na.
80 These routines do not raise any floating-point exceptions.
97 These routines first appeared in