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 20.8.1 Absolute Value
 ---------------------
 
 These functions are provided for obtaining the "absolute value" (or
 "magnitude") of a number.  The absolute value of a real number X is X if
 X is positive, -X if X is negative.  For a complex number Z, whose real
 part is X and whose imaginary part is Y, the absolute value is
 'sqrt (X*X + Y*Y)'.
 
    Prototypes for 'abs', 'labs' and 'llabs' are in 'stdlib.h'; 'imaxabs'
 is declared in 'inttypes.h'; 'fabs', 'fabsf' and 'fabsl' are declared in
 'math.h'.  'cabs', 'cabsf' and 'cabsl' are declared in 'complex.h'.
 
  -- Function: int abs (int NUMBER)
  -- Function: long int labs (long int NUMBER)
  -- Function: long long int llabs (long long int NUMBER)
  -- Function: intmax_t imaxabs (intmax_t NUMBER)
      Preliminary: | MT-Safe | AS-Safe | AC-Safe |  POSIX Safety
      Concepts.
 
      These functions return the absolute value of NUMBER.
 
      Most computers use a two's complement integer representation, in
      which the absolute value of 'INT_MIN' (the smallest possible 'int')
      cannot be represented; thus, 'abs (INT_MIN)' is not defined.
 
      'llabs' and 'imaxdiv' are new to ISO C99.
 
      See  Integers for a description of the 'intmax_t' type.
 
  -- Function: double fabs (double NUMBER)
  -- Function: float fabsf (float NUMBER)
  -- Function: long double fabsl (long double NUMBER)
      Preliminary: | MT-Safe | AS-Safe | AC-Safe |  POSIX Safety
      Concepts.
 
      This function returns the absolute value of the floating-point
      number NUMBER.
 
  -- Function: double cabs (complex double Z)
  -- Function: float cabsf (complex float Z)
  -- Function: long double cabsl (complex long double Z)
      Preliminary: | MT-Safe | AS-Safe | AC-Safe |  POSIX Safety
      Concepts.
 
      These functions return the absolute value of the complex number Z
      ( Complex Numbers).  The absolute value of a complex number
      is:
 
           sqrt (creal (Z) * creal (Z) + cimag (Z) * cimag (Z))
 
      This function should always be used instead of the direct formula
      because it takes special care to avoid losing precision.  It may
      also take advantage of hardware support for this operation.  See
      'hypot' in  Exponents and Logarithms.
 

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