JavaScript Math abs() Method (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 15 Jul, 2024

Javascript **Math.abs() method is used to return the absolute value of a number. It takes a number as its parameter and returns its absolute value.

**Syntax:

Math.abs(value)

**Parameters:

This method accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:

• **value: The number whose absolute value is to be found is passed as the parameter to this function.

**Return Value:

The absolute value of the number passed as a parameter. The below examples illustrate the Math abs( ) method in JavaScript:

**Example 1: This example shows the use of the Math.abs() method in javascript.

JavaScript `

console.log(Math.abs(2)); console.log(Math.abs(2.56));

`

**Example 2: This example shows the return value of Math.abs() method when the parameter is a string value.

JavaScript `

console.log(Math.abs("Geeksforgeeks"));

`

**Example 3: This example shows the return value of Math.abs() method when the parameter is an arithmetic expression.

JavaScript `

console.log(Math.abs(7+9));

`

**Errors and Exceptions:

• A **non-numeric string passed as a parameter returns **NaN.
• An **array with more than 1 integer passed as a parameter returns **NaN.
• An **empty variable passed as a parameter returns **NaN.
• An **empty string passed as a parameter returns 0.
• An **empty array passed as a parameter returns 0.

We have a complete list of Javascript Math Objects methods, to check those please go through this Javascript Math Object Complete reference article.

**Supported Browsers

• Chrome 51
• Edge 15
• Firefox 54
• Safari 10
• Opera 38