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abs()

Math / Calculation

Description

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Calculates the absolute value (magnitude) of a number.

Syntax

float abs(float x)

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
xfloatnumber to process

Returns

float

Related

sqsqrt

Under the Hood

From Processing.h:

static float abs(float x) { return std::fabs(x); }