ABS

BASin

ABS ABSolute value

Function

ABS gives the absolute magnitude of a numeric value, that is the value without a positive or negative sign.

How to use ABS

ABS is followed by a numeric value. An expression must be enclosed in brackets, for example

50 LET x=ABS(y-z)

ABS returns the absolute value of the numeric value.

Example

The command

PRINT ABS -34.2

displays 34.2.

Format

  • ABS num-const
  • ABS num-var
  • ABS (num-expr)

See also

Chapter 9.