# Math functions

### @parent blocks/language

The math library includes math related functions that you can use with [Numbers](/reference/types/number).

### abs

math `->` abs (x : [Number](/reference/types/number)) *returns* [Number](/reference/types/number)

returns the absolute value of input parameter `x`

![](/static/mb/blocks/math-0.png)

### max

math `->` max (x : [Number](/reference/types/number), y : [Number](/reference/types/number)) *returns* [Number](/reference/types/number)

returns the larger of two input numbers (`x` and `y`)

![](/static/mb/blocks/math-1.png)

### min

math `->` min (x : [Number](/reference/types/number), y : [Number](/reference/types/number)) *returns* [Number](/reference/types/number)

returns the smaller of two input numbers (`x` and `y`)

![](/static/mb/blocks/math-2.png)

### random

math `->` random (limit : [Number](/reference/types/number)) *returns* [Number](/reference/types/number)

returns a random [Number](/reference/types/number) between 0 and the parameter *limit*

![](/static/mb/blocks/math-3.png)

### See also

[Number](/reference/types/number)

