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3.3. __nv_acosf

Prototype:

float @__nv_acosf(float %x) 

Description:

Calculate the principal value of the arc cosine of the input argument x.

Returns:

Result will be in radians, in the interval [0, π ] for x inside [-1, +1].
  • __nv_acosf(1) returns +0.

  • __nv_acosf(x) returns NaN for x outside [-1, +1].

Note:

For accuracy information for this function see the CUDA C Programming Guide, Appendix C, Table C-2.

Library Availability:

Compute 2.0: Yes

Compute 3.0: Yes

Compute 3.5: Yes


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