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# simd_half1

A vector of one 16-bit floating-point element.

```
typealias simd_half1 = Float16
```

## Topics

### Common functions

[`simd_clamp(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_clamp(_:_:_:)-c4d6)

Returns each element in a vector clamped to a specified range.

[`simd_fract(_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_fract(_:)-1wwew)

Returns the fractional part of each element in a vector.

[`simd_sign(_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_sign(_:)-9365i)

Returns the sign of each element in a vector.

[`simd_step(_:_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_step(_:_:)-u24h)

Returns zero for each element in a vector less than a specified edge, and otherwise returns one.

### Interpolation functions

[`simd_mix(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_mix(_:_:_:)-3mcrj)

Returns an element-wise linearly interpolated value between two vectors.

[`simd_smoothstep(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_smoothstep(_:_:_:)-6zp30)

Returns an element-wise smoothly interpolated value between two vectors.

### Extrema functions

[`simd_max(_:_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_max(_:_:)-3f8z7)

Returns the maximum value of each element in a vector.

[`simd_min(_:_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_min(_:_:)-57wqc)

Returns the minimum value of each element in a vector.

### Reciprocal and reciprocal square root functions

[`simd_recip(_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_recip(_:)-7yi5r)

Returns the reciprocal of each element in a vector.

[`simd_rsqrt(_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_rsqrt(_:)-4yfi0)

Returns the reciprocal square root of each element in a vector.

[`simd_precise_recip(_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_precise_recip(_:)-6q9sp)

Returns the precise reciprocal of each element in a vector.

[`simd_precise_rsqrt(_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_precise_rsqrt(_:)-5fjxk)

Returns the precise reciprocal square root of each element in a vector.

[`simd_fast_recip(_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_fast_recip(_:)-1ibu)

Returns the fast reciprocal of each element in a vector.

[`simd_fast_rsqrt(_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_fast_rsqrt(_:)-43sls)

Returns the fast reciprocal square root of each element in a vector.

### Math functions

[`simd_muladd(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/simd/simd_muladd(_:_:_:)-41x8n)

Returns the multiply-add result for corresponding elements in three vectors.


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