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Asked: May 20, 20262026-05-20T10:55:51+00:00 2026-05-20T10:55:51+00:00

math.h -> cmath stdlib.h -> cstdlib I understand the difference between the .h version

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math.h -> cmath

stdlib.h -> cstdlib

I understand the difference between the “.h” version and the “c-prefix” version, but what was the reason to choose to use the “c” prefix?

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    2026-05-20T10:55:52+00:00Added an answer on May 20, 2026 at 10:55 am

    EDIT: Okay, we have some people who maybe didn’t read the question carefully enough, or made assumptions on what the question meant or how answers were to be interpreted.

    I’m answering the below question here:

    but what was the reason to choose to use the “c” prefix?


    To emphasize that it’s originally from the C language, I presume.

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