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Name | ### abs()
Examples |
    int a = abs(153);      // Sets 'a' to 153
    int b = abs(-15);      // Sets 'b' to 15
    float c = abs(12.234); // Sets 'c' to 12.234
    float d = abs(-9.23);  // Sets 'd' to 9.23
Description | Calculates the absolute value (magnitude) of a number. The absolute value of a number is always positive.
Syntax |
    abs(n)
Parameters |
n | int, or float: number to compute
Returns | float or int

Updated on May 19, 2014 05:29:59pm PDT