3.178. __nv_hypot

Prototype:

double @__nv_hypot(double %x, double %y) 

Description:

Calculate the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose two sides have lengths x and y without undue overflow or underflow.

Returns:

Returns the length of the hypotenuse x 2 + y 2 . If the correct value would overflow, returns + . If the correct value would underflow, returns 0.

Note:

For accuracy information for this function see the CUDA C Programming Guide, Appendix D.1, Table 7.

Library Availability:

Compute 2.0: Yes

Compute 3.0: Yes

Compute 3.5: Yes