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NAME

       fabs, fabsf, fabsl - absolute value function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <math.h>

       double fabs(double x);
       float fabsf(float x);
       long double fabsl(long double x);

DESCRIPTION

       These functions shall compute the absolute value of their argument x,| x|.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, these functions shall return the absolute value of x.

       If x is NaN, a NaN shall be returned.

       If x is ±0, +0 shall be returned.

       If x is ±Inf, +Inf shall be returned.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       isnan() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <math.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition,
       Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open  Group  Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
       Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the  original  IEEE  and
       The  Open  Group  Standard,  the  original  IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .