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| ===== Parameters ===== | ===== Parameters ===== | ||
| - | === FloatVal === | + | === fval === |
| - | Any [[types/float]] value (can be negative) | + | Any $lty[float] value (can be negative) |
| ===== Return value ===== | ===== Return value ===== | ||
| - | Returns a [[types/float]] that is the absolute value of **fval**, that is, the value with any negative sign removed. | + | Returns a $lty[float] that is the absolute value of $prm[fval], that is, the value with any negative sign removed. |
| - | More rigorously, the result will be the same as **fval** if **fval** is positive or zero, and -**fval** if it is negative. | + | More rigorously, the result will be the same as $prm[fval] if $prm[fval] is positive or zero, and $prm[-fval] if it is negative. |
| ===== Notes ===== | ===== Notes ===== | ||
| - | * To determine the absolute value of an [[types/integer]], use [[llAbs]]. | + | * To determine the absolute value of an $lty[integer], use $lfn[llAbs]. |
| - | * "Minus zero" (-0.0) is a special case of a [[types/float]] that can rarely appear in some situations. The absolute value of Minus zero is returned by this function unchanged (as -0.0). This should not be a concern anyway, as minus zero is mostly transparent to all calculations (e.g. minus zero is considered equal to zero, and doesn't err when taking its square root). | + | * "Minus zero" (-0.0) is a special case of a $ty[float] that can rarely appear in some situations. The absolute value of Minus zero is returned by this function unchanged (as -0.0). This should not be a concern anyway, as minus zero is mostly transparent to all calculations (e.g. minus zero is considered equal to zero, and doesn't err when taking its square root). |
| - | * The absolute value of **NaN** is **NaN**. The absolute value of **Infinity** and **-Infinity** is **Infinity**. | + | * The absolute value of $nan is $nan. The absolute value of $pinf and $minf is $pinf. |
| ===== Short examples ===== | ===== Short examples ===== | ||
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| ===== See also ===== | ===== See also ===== | ||
| - | * [[llAbs]] takes the absolute value of an [[types/integer]]. | + | * $lfn[llAbs] takes the absolute value of an $lty[integer]. |
| - | * [[llVecMag]] takes the norm (magnitude) of a [[types/vector]]. | + | * $lfn[llVecMag] takes the norm (magnitude) of a $lty[vector]. |