FABS
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2021-03-22
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NAME
fabs, fabsf, fabsl - absolute value of floating-point number
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double fabs(double x);
float fabsf(float x);
long double fabsl(long double x);
Link with -lm.
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
feature_test_macros(7)):
fabsf(),
fabsl():
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
|| /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* Glibc <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
These functions return the absolute value of the floating-point
number
x.
RETURN VALUE
These functions return the absolute value of
x.
If
x
is a NaN, a NaN is returned.
If
x
is -0, +0 is returned.
If
x
is negative infinity or positive infinity, positive infinity is returned.
ERRORS
No errors occur.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value
|
|
fabs(),
fabsf(),
fabsl()
| Thread safety | MT-Safe
|
CONFORMING TO
C99, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
The variant returning
double
also conforms to
SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89.
SEE ALSO
abs(3),
cabs(3),
ceil(3),
floor(3),
labs(3),
rint(3)
COLOPHON
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Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- RETURN VALUE
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- ERRORS
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- ATTRIBUTES
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- CONFORMING TO
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- SEE ALSO
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- COLOPHON
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