====== Abs(number) ====== Category: Number function \\ =====Description===== This function returns the __absolute value__ of //number// which is the distance of a number on the number line, from 0, without considering which direction the number lies The absolute value of a number is never negative. \\ =====Arguments===== ^Argument^Type^Description^ |number|Number|The value from which the unsigned absolute value is determined.| \\ **Return value type:** Number \\ =====Remarks===== Unlike some other functions which implicitly convert date values to date serial values before evaluating, passing a date value into this function will result in an error ("#The argument must be a number."). \\ =====Examples===== abs(10) //Returns 10 abs(-5) //Returns 5 abs(40.5) //Returns 40.5 abs(0) //Returns 0 abs(10*100) //Returns 1000 (Passing in a calculation is supported) abs({MyNum}*[MyVal]) //Returns 15 ({MyNum}=5, [MyVal]=3; parameters are supported) abs(#2021-10-21) //Returns "#The argument must be a number."