2-4. Absolute Value Function
If your machine does not have an instruction for computing the absolute value, this computation can usually be done in three or four branch-free instructions. First, compute
and then one of the following:
By “2x” we mean, of course, x + x or x << 1.
If you have a fast multiply by a variable whose value is ±1, the following will do:
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