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@comment math.h
@comment ISO
+@deftypefn {Macro} int iscanonical (@emph{float-type} @var{x})
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
+In some floating-point formats, some values have canonical (preferred)
+and noncanonical encodings (for IEEE interchange binary formats, all
+encodings are canonical). This macro returns a nonzero value if
+@var{x} has a canonical encoding. It is from TS 18661-1:2014.
+
+Note that some formats have multiple encodings of a value which are
+all equally canonical; @code{iscanonical} returns a nonzero value for
+all such encodings. Also, formats may have encodings that do not
+correspond to any valid value of the type. In ISO C terms these are
+@dfn{trap representations}; in @theglibc{}, @code{iscanonical} returns
+zero for such encodings.
+@end deftypefn
+
+@comment math.h
+@comment ISO
@deftypefn {Macro} int isfinite (@emph{float-type} @var{x})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
This macro returns a nonzero value if @var{x} is finite: not plus or