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<h3 class="section">8.218 <code>SET_EXPONENT</code> &mdash; Set the exponent of the model</h3>
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<dt><em>Description</em>:</dt>
<dd><p><code>SET_EXPONENT(X, I)</code> returns the real number whose fractional part
is that that of <var>X</var> and whose exponent part is <var>I</var>.
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<dt><em>Standard</em>:</dt>
<dd><p>Fortran 95 and later
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<dt><em>Class</em>:</dt>
<dd><p>Elemental function
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<dt><em>Syntax</em>:</dt>
<dd><p><code>RESULT = SET_EXPONENT(X, I)</code>
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<dt><em>Arguments</em>:</dt>
<dd><table>
<tr><td width="15%"><var>X</var></td><td width="70%">Shall be of type <code>REAL</code>.</td></tr>
<tr><td width="15%"><var>I</var></td><td width="70%">Shall be of type <code>INTEGER</code>.</td></tr>
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<dt><em>Return value</em>:</dt>
<dd><p>The return value is of the same type and kind as <var>X</var>.
The real number whose fractional part
is that that of <var>X</var> and whose exponent part if <var>I</var> is returned;
it is <code>FRACTION(X) * RADIX(X)**I</code>.
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<pre class="smallexample">PROGRAM test_setexp
REAL :: x = 178.1387e-4
INTEGER :: i = 17
PRINT *, SET_EXPONENT(x, i), FRACTION(x) * RADIX(x)**i
END PROGRAM
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