Math

abs()

Computes the absolute value of a number.

abs(x);

where x is the number

The function returns x if x is greater than or equal to 0 and returns -x if x is less than 0.

WARNING: Because of the way the abs() function is implemented, avoid using other functions inside the brackets, it may lead to incorrect results.

abs(a++);   // avoid this - yields incorrect results

a++;          // use this instead -
abs(a);       // keep other math outside the function