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<h1 id="function-abs">Function abs <a href="#function-abs" title="Permalink">#</a></h1>
Calculate the absolute value of a number. For matrices, the function is
evaluated element wise.
<h2 id="syntax">Syntax <a href="#syntax" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>
```js
math.abs(x)
```
<h3 id="parameters">Parameters <a href="#parameters" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; bigint &#124; Fraction &#124; Complex &#124; Array &#124; Matrix &#124; Unit | A number or matrix for which to get the absolute value
<h3 id="returns">Returns <a href="#returns" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>
Type | Description
---- | -----------
number &#124; BigNumber &#124; bigint &#124; Fraction &#124; Complex &#124; Array &#124; Matrix &#124; Unit | Absolute value of `x`
<h3 id="throws">Throws <a href="#throws" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>
Type | Description
---- | -----------
<h2 id="examples">Examples <a href="#examples" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>
```js
math.abs(3.5) // returns number 3.5
math.abs(-4.2) // returns number 4.2
math.abs([3, -5, -1, 0, 2]) // returns Array [3, 5, 1, 0, 2]
```
<h2 id="see-also">See also <a href="#see-also" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>
[sign](sign.html)