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<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">expm1</span> — <span class="dc-title">
Returns exp(number) - 1, computed in a way that is accurate even
when the value of number is close to zero
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="type">float</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>expm1</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">float</span> <code class="parameter">$arg</code></span>
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<span class="function"><strong>expm1()</strong></span> returns the equivalent to
'exp(<em><code class="parameter">arg</code></em>) - 1' computed in a way that is
accurate even if the value of <em><code class="parameter">arg</code></em> is near zero,
a case where 'exp (<em><code class="parameter">arg</code></em>) - 1' would be
inaccurate due to subtraction of two numbers that are nearly equal.
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<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">arg</code></em></span>
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The argument to process
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-function.expm1-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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'e' to the power of <em><code class="parameter">arg</code></em> minus one
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<div class="refsect1 changelog" id="refsect1-function.expm1-changelog">
<h3 class="title">Changelog</h3>
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<th>Version</th>
<th>Description</th>
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<td>5.3.0</td>
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This function is now available on all platforms
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<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
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<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.log1p.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">log1p()</a> - Returns log(1 + number), computed in a way that is accurate even when
the value of number is close to zero</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.exp.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">exp()</a> - Calculates the exponent of e</span></li>
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