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The abs( function calculates the absolute value of a number.

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Parameters

This function has one parameter:

value – is the input value.

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Description

The abs( function returns the absolute (positive) value of the numeric parameter. In other words, negative numbers become positive, while positive numbers stay positive.

abs(4) ☞ 4
abs(-4) ☞ 4
abs(12.78) ☞ 12.78000
abs(-12.78) ☞ 12.78000
abs(5-3) ☞ 2
abs(3-5) ☞ 2

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See Also

• val( -- converts text into a number.

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History

Version	Status	Notes
10.0	No Change	Carried over from Panorama 6.0