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# numpy.fabs

`numpy.``fabs`(x[, out]) = <ufunc 'fabs'>

  Compute the absolute values element-wise.

  This function returns the absolute values (positive magnitude) of the data in x. Complex values are not handled, use `absolute` to find the absolute values of complex data.

  Parameters : | x : array_like The array of numbers for which the absolute values are required. If x is a scalar, the result y will also be a scalar. out : ndarray, optional Array into which the output is placed. Its type is preserved and it must be of the right shape to hold the output. See doc.ufuncs.
  Returns : | y : {ndarray, scalar} The absolute values of x, the returned values are always floats.

  See also

  `absolute`
    Absolute values including `complex` types.

  Examples

      >>> np.fabs(-1)
      1.0
      >>> np.fabs([-1.2, 1.2])
      array([ 1.2,  1.2])