FABS(3)                     BSD Programmer's Manual                    FABS(3)

NAME
     fabs - floating-point absolute value function

SYNOPSIS
     #include <math.h>

     double
     fabs(double x)

DESCRIPTION
     The fabs() function computes the absolute value of a floating-point num-
     ber x.

RETURN VALUES
     The fabs() function returns the absolute value of x.

SEE ALSO
     abs(3),  ceil(3),  floor(3),  rint(3),  ieee(3),  math.3

STANDARDS
     The fabs() function conforms to ANSI C3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').

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