Program to compute \( \exp{(-x)} \)

// Program to calculate function exp(-x)
// using straightforward summation with differing  precision
using namespace std
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
// type float:  32 bits precision
// type double: 64 bits precision
#define   TYPE          double
#define   PHASE(a)      (1 - 2 * (abs(a) % 2))
#define   TRUNCATION    1.0E-10
// function declaration
TYPE factorial(int);