Abs()

Return the absolute value of a numeric expression.

Syntax

Abs(<nExp>) --> nPositive

Arguments

<nExp> --> is the numeric expression to evaluate.

Returns

Abs() returns a number representing the absolute value of its argument. The return value is a positive number or zero.

Description

Abs() is a numeric function that determines the magnitude of a numeric value independent of its sign. It lets you, for example, obtain the difference between two numbers as a positive value without knowing in advance which of the two is larger.

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