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How could I safely find the absolute difference between 2 signed integers in C?

An absolute difference would be the absolute value of the difference between 2 numbers. Suppose I have 2 int variables (x and y) and I would like to find the absolute difference. An easy solution would be: unsigned diff = abs(x-y); However theseā€¦
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