/** * Calculate the absolute value of a value. * * abs(x) * * For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise. * * @param {Number | Complex | Array | Matrix} x * @return {Number | Complex | Array | Matrix} res */ math.abs = function abs(x) { if (arguments.length != 1) { throw newArgumentsError('abs', arguments.length, 1); } if (isNumber(x)) { return Math.abs(x); } if (x instanceof Complex) { return Math.sqrt(x.re * x.re + x.im * x.im); } if (x instanceof Array || x instanceof Matrix) { return util.map(x, math.abs); } if (x.valueOf() !== x) { // fallback on the objects primitive value return math.abs(x.valueOf()); } throw newUnsupportedTypeError('abs', x); };