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{{alias}}( W )
    Returns an accumulator function which incrementally computes a moving
    maximum absolute value while ignoring `NaN` values.

    The `W` parameter defines the number of values over which to compute the
    moving maximum absolute value.

    If provided a value, the accumulator function returns an updated moving
    maximum absolute value. If not provided a value, the accumulator function
    returns the current moving maximum absolute value.

    Any `NaN` values provided to the accumulator are ignored, and do not
    affect the accumulated result.

    As `W` values are needed to fill the window buffer, the first `W-1` returned
    values are calculated from smaller sample sizes. Until the window is full,
    each returned value is calculated from all provided non-NaN values.

    Parameters
    ----------
    W: integer
        Window size.

    Returns
    -------
    acc: Function
        Accumulator function.

    Examples
    --------
    > var accumulator = {{alias}}( 3 );
    > var m = accumulator()
    null
    > m = accumulator( 2.0 )
    2.0
    > m = accumulator( NaN )
    2.0
    > m = accumulator( -5.0 )
    5.0
    > m = accumulator( 3.0 )
    5.0
    > m = accumulator()
    5.0

    See Also
    --------