# Absolute Value
> Compute the [absolute value][absolute-value] of a double-precision floating-point number.
The [absolute value][absolute-value] is defined as
## Usage
```javascript
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
```
#### abs( x )
Computes the [absolute value][absolute-value] of a double-precision floating-point number.
```javascript
var v = abs( -1.0 );
// returns 1.0
v = abs( 2.0 );
// returns 2.0
v = abs( 0.0 );
// returns 0.0
v = abs( -0.0 );
// returns 0.0
v = abs( NaN );
// returns NaN
```
## Examples
```javascript
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var round = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/round' );
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
var rand;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
rand = round( randu() * 100.0 ) - 50.0;
console.log( 'abs(%d) = %d', rand, abs( rand ) );
}
```
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## C APIs
### Usage
```c
#include "stdlib/math/base/special/abs.h"
```
#### stdlib_base_abs( x )
Computes the absolute value of a double-precision floating-point number.
```c
double y = stdlib_base_abs( -5.0 );
// returns 5.0
```
The function accepts the following arguments:
- **x**: `[in] double` input value.
```c
double stdlib_base_abs( const double x );
```
### Examples
```c
#include "stdlib/math/base/special/abs.h"
#include
int main() {
double x[] = { 3.14, -3.14, 0.0, 0.0/0.0 };
double y;
int i;
for ( i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
y = stdlib_base_abs( x[ i ] );
printf( "|%lf| = %lf\n", x[ i ], y );
}
}
```
[absolute-value]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_value
