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Return the absolute value of `x`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdldfp_decimalimputil.h>`

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== Description

Special value handling: * if `x` is NaN (either signaling or quiet), quiet NaN is returned. * if `x` is +/‐infinity or +/‐0, it is returned unmodified.

== Return Value

the absolute value of `x`

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *x*
| value whose absolute value is returned
|===


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