
     NAME
          abs - return integer absolute value

     SYNTAX
          int abs (i)
          int i;

     DESCRIPTION
          Abs returns the absolute value of its integer operand.

     SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
          In two's-complement representation, the absolute value of
          the negative integer with largest magnitude is undefined.

     SEE ALSO
          floor.m

          (printed 07/29/92 - J B Systems)

