Abs Function

Returns the absolute value of a number.

Syntax
Abs(number)

Parameters

number

Define an expression or specify a value directly.

Return Values
The absolute value of a number.

Description
The absolute value of a number is its unsigned magnitude. For example, Abs(-1) and Abs(1) both return 1.

See Also
Atan, Atan2, Cos, Int, Mod, Not, Sgn, Sin, Sqr, Str$, Tan, Val

Abs Function Example
The following examples are done from the command window using the Print instruction.

> print abs(1)
1
> print abs(-1)
1
> print abs(-3.54)
3.54
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