time-to-botec

Benchmark sampling in different programming languages
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      2 {{alias}}( b, x )
      3     Evaluates `bˣ - 1`.
      4 
      5     When `b` is close to `1` and/or `x` is small, this function is more accurate
      6     than naively computing `bˣ` and subtracting `1`.
      7 
      8     Parameters
      9     ----------
     10     b: number
     11         Base.
     12 
     13     x: number
     14         Exponent.
     15 
     16     Returns
     17     -------
     18     y: number
     19         Function value.
     20 
     21     Examples
     22     --------
     23     > var y = {{alias}}( 2.0, 3.0 )
     24     7.0
     25     > y = {{alias}}( 4.0, 0.5 )
     26     1.0
     27     > y = {{alias}}( 0.0, 100.0 )
     28     -1.0
     29     > y = {{alias}}( 100.0, 0.0 )
     30     0.0
     31     > y = {{alias}}( 0.0, 0.0 )
     32     0.0
     33     > y = {{alias}}( {{alias:@stdlib/constants/float64/pi}}, 5.0 )
     34     ~305.0197
     35     > y = {{alias}}( NaN, 3.0 )
     36     NaN
     37     > y = {{alias}}( 5.0, NaN )
     38     NaN
     39 
     40     See Also
     41     --------
     42