NAME
    re - real part of a real or complex number

SYNOPSIS
    re(x)

TYPES
    x		real or complex

    return	real

DESCRIPTION
    If x = u + v * 1i where u and v are real, re(x) returns u.

EXAMPLE
    ; print re(2), re(2 + 3i), re(-4.25 - 7i)
    2 2 -4.25

LIMITS
    none

LINK LIBRARY
    COMPLEX *c_imag(COMPLEX *x)

SEE ALSO
    im

## Copyright (C) 1999  Landon Curt Noll
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