Hi! I wanted to ask what is the difference between the current 
implementation of math.Abs and the following:

```go
func Abs(x float64) float64 {
    if x < 0 {
       return -x
    }
   return x
}
```

math.Abs would appear to return a copy of the input with the sign bit set 
to zero. I tried the special conditions of NaN (the one returned by 
math.NaN()), +Inf, and -Inf and the above would appear to work the same.

I guess my main question is: would "-x" behave differently under any 
condition? Was there a particular motivation for the current 
implementation? Not judging nor asking for any change, just trying to learn.

Thank you!

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