calling the function
        with any mixture of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">float</span></code>,
        <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">double</span></code>, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">long</span>
        <span class="keyword">double</span></code>, or <span class="emphasis"><em>integer</em></span>
        arguments is supported, with the return type determined by the <a class="link" href="../main_overview/result_type.html" title="Calculatio