pxt-calliope/docs/blocks/math/math.md
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# 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)