npm package: @stdlib/math-strided-special-abs
Description: Compute the absolute value for each element in a strided array.
Author: The Stdlib Authors
Latest version: 0.2.3

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# abs

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> Compute the [absolute value][@stdlib/math/base/special/abs] for each element in a strided array.

<section class="intro">

The [absolute value][@stdlib/math/base/special/abs] is defined as

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<div class="equation" align="center" data-raw-text="|x| = \begin{cases} x &amp; \textrm{if}\ x \geq 0 \\ -x &amp; \textrm{if}\ x &lt; 0\end{cases}" data-equation="eq:absolute_value">
    <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/stdlib@5080b1c6024f68941c0bd4829b354fc345de408a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/strided/special/abs/docs/img/equation_absolute_value.svg" alt="Absolute value">
    <br>
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<section class="installation">

## Installation

```bash
npm install @stdlib/math-strided-special-abs
```

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<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math-strided-special-abs' );
```

#### abs( N, dtypeX, x, strideX, dtypeY, y, strideY )

Computes the [absolute value][@stdlib/math/base/special/abs] for each element in a strided array `x` and assigns the results to elements in a strided array `y`.

```javascript
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float64' );

var x = new Float64Array( [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, 0.0, -1.0, -3.0 ] );

// Compute the absolute values in-place:
abs( x.length, 'float64', x, 1, 'float64', x, 1 );
// x => <Float64Array>[ 2.0, 1.0, 3.0, 5.0, 4.0, 0.0, 1.0, 3.0 ]
```

The function accepts the following arguments:

-   **N**: number of indexed elements.
-   **dtypeX**: [data type][@stdlib/strided/dtypes] for `x`.
-   **x**: input array-like object.
-   **strideX**: index increment for `x`.
-   **dtypeY**: [data type][@stdlib/strided/dtypes] for `y`.
-   **y**: output array-like object.
-   **strideY**: index increment for `y`.

The `N` and `stride` parameters determine which elements in `x` and `y` are accessed at runtime. For example, to index every other value in `x` and the first `N` elements of `y` in reverse order,

```javascript
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float64' );

var x = new Float64Array( [ -1.0, -2.0, -3.0, -4.0, -5.0, -6.0 ] );
var y = new Float64Array( [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ] );

abs( 3, 'float64', x, 2, 'float64', y, -1 );
// y => <Float64Array>[ 5.0, 3.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]
```

Note that indexing is relative to the first index. To introduce an offset, use [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views.

```javascript
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float64' );

// Initial arrays...
var x0 = new Float64Array( [ -1.0, -2.0, -3.0, -4.0, -5.0, -6.0 ] );
var y0 = new Float64Array( [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ] );

// Create offset views...
var x1 = new Float64Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element
var y1 = new Float64Array( y0.buffer, y0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*3 ); // start at 4th element

abs( 3, 'float64', x1, -2, 'float64', y1, 1 );
// y0 => <Float64Array>[ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 6.0, 4.0, 2.0 ]
```

#### abs.ndarray( N, dtypeX, x, strideX, offsetX, dtypeY, y, strideY, offsetY )

Computes the [absolute value][@stdlib/math/base/special/abs] for each element in a strided array `x` and assigns the result to an element in a strided array `y` using alternative indexing semantics.

```javascript
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float64' );

var x = new Float64Array( [ -1.0, -2.0, -3.0, -4.0, -5.0 ] );
var y = new Float64Array( [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ] );

abs.ndarray( x.length, 'float64', x, 1, 0, 'float64', y, 1, 0 );
// y => <Float64Array>[ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 ]
```

The function accepts the following additional arguments:

-   **offsetX**: starting index for `x`.
-   **offsetY**: starting index for `y`.

While [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views mandate a view offset based on the underlying `buffer`, the `offsetX` and `offsetY` parameters support indexing semantics based on starting indices. For example, to index every other value in `x` starting from the second value and to index the last `N` elements in `y`,

```javascript
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float64' );

var x = new Float64Array( [ -1.0, -2.0, -3.0, -4.0, -5.0, -6.0 ] );
var y = new Float64Array( [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ] );

abs.ndarray( 3, 'float64', x, 2, 1, 'float64', y, -1, y.length-1 );
// y => <Float64Array>[ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 6.0, 4.0, 2.0 ]
```

</section>

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->

```javascript
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random-base-discrete-uniform' ).factory;
var filledarray = require( '@stdlib/array-filled' );
var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array-filled-by' );
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/array-typed-real-float-dtypes' );
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math-strided-special-abs' );

var dt;
var x;
var y;
var i;

dt = dtypes();
for ( i = 0; i < dt.length; i++ ) {
    x = filledarrayBy( 10, dt[ i ], discreteUniform( -100, 100 ) );
    console.log( x );

    y = filledarray( 0.0, x.length, 'generic' );
    console.log( y );

    abs.ndarray( x.length, dt[ i ], x, 1, 0, dt[ i ], y, -1, y.length-1 );
    console.log( y );
    console.log( '' );
}
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/math-strided/special/abs2`][@stdlib/math/strided/special/abs2]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">compute the squared absolute value for each element in a strided array.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/math-strided/special/dabs`][@stdlib/math/strided/special/dabs]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">compute the absolute value for each element in a double-precision floating-point strided array.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/math-strided/special/sabs`][@stdlib/math/strided/special/sabs]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">compute the absolute value for each element in a single-precision floating-point strided array.</span>

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