# 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`  ### 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`)  ### 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`)  ### 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*  ### See also [Number](/reference/types/number)