double
     fabs(double x);

     long double
     fabsl(long double x);

     float
     fabsf(float x);

DESCRIPTION

     The fabs() functions compute the absolute value of a floating-point num-
     ber x.

SPECIAL VALUES

     fabs(+-0) returns 0.

     fabs(+-infinity) returns +infinity.

SEE ALSO

     abs(3), ceil(3), floor(3), rint(3), math(3)

STANDARDS

     The fabs() functions conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1999(E).

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