»abs Function

abs returns the absolute value of the given number. In other words, if the number is zero or positive then it is returned as-is, but if it is negative then it is multiplied by -1 to make it positive before returning it.

»Examples

> abs(23)
23
> abs(0)
0
> abs(-12.4)
12.4

> abs(23)23> abs(0)0> abs(-12.4)12.4