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<h3>ABS(3) Linux Programmer's Manual ABS(3)
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<h3>NAME
</h3> abs - computes the absolute value of an integer.
<h3>SYNOPSIS
</h3> #include <stdlib.h>
int abs(int j);
<h3>DESCRIPTION
</h3> The abs() function computes the absolute value of the
integer argument j.
<h3>RETURN VALUE
</h3> Returns the absolute value of the integer argument.
<h3>CONFORMING TO
</h3> SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899
<h3>NOTES
</h3> Trying to take the absolute value of the most negative
integer is not defined.
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<h3>SEE ALSO
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<a href=ceil.htm>ceil</a>,
<a href=floor.htm>floor</a>,
<a href=fabs.htm>fabs</a>,
<a href=labs.htmlabs</a>,
<a href=rint.htm>rint</a>,
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<h3>GNU June 6, 1993 1
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