SYNOPSIS

int	abs	(	int number	)
float	abs	(	float number	)

DESCRIPTION

Returns the absolute value of number.

USAGE

abs(-18)    - returns 18
abs(11)     - returns 11
abs(-1.974) - returns 1.974

HISTORY

• introduced (3.2.6)

SEE ALSO

sin(E), asin(E), cos(E), acos(E), tan(E), atan(E), log(E), exp(E), sqrt(E), floor(E), ceil(E), pow(E), sgn(E)