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[`Math.abs`](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Math.html#abs-long-)
returns a negative number when called with the largest negative number.
Example:
```java
int veryNegative = Math.abs(Integer.MIN_VALUE);
long veryNegativeLong = Math.abs(Long.MIN_VALUE);
```
When trying to generate positive random numbers or fingerprints by using
`Math.abs` around a random positive-or-negative integer (or long), there will a
rare edge case where the returned value will be negative.
This is because there is no positive integer with the same magnitude as
`Integer.MIN_VALUE`, which is equal to `-Integer.MAX_VALUE - 1`. Floating point
numbers don't suffer from this problem, as the sign is stored in a separate bit.
Instead, one should use random number generation functions that are guaranteed
to generate positive numbers:
```java
Random r = new Random();
int positiveNumber = r.nextInt(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
```
or map negative numbers onto the non-negative range:
```java
long lng = r.nextLong();
lng = (lng == Long.MIN_VALUE) ? 0 : Math.abs(lng);
```
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