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35.Dd May 2, 1991
36.Dt FABS 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm fabs
40.Nd floating-point absolute value function
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Fd #include <math.h>
43.Ft double
44.Fn fabs "double x"
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46The
47.Fn fabs
48function computes the absolute value of a floating-point number
49.Fa x .
50.Sh RETURN VALUES
51The
52.Fn fabs
53function returns the absolute value of
54.Fa x .
55.Sh SEE ALSO
56.Xr abs 3 ,
57.Xr ceil 3 ,
58.Xr floor 3 ,
59.Xr rint 3 ,
60.Xr ieee 3 ,
61.Xr math.3
62.Sh STANDARDS
63The
64.Fn fabs
65function conforms to
66.St -ansiC .
67