Absolute Difference Calculator

Use this calculator to find the absolute difference between two numbers. Enter 2 real numbers for x and y. The absolute difference between two real numbers x and y is |x−y|.

What is Absolute Difference?
Absolute difference is the size of the difference between any two numbers. You can think of this as the distance between the two numbers on a number line. Whether the numbers are positive or negative, absolute difference tells you the value of this distance.

Examples:
1. Between 3 and 9 → |3−9| = 6
2. Between -3 and 9 → |-3−9| = 12
3. Between -3 and -9 → |-3−(-9)| = 6