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--- syntax:functions:abs [2016/06/20 11:43] – dmitry
+++ syntax:functions:abs [2021/08/11 15:13] (current) – [Examples] craigt
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-===== Abs(number) =====
+====== Abs(number) ======
+Category:  Number function
-Absolute value - describes the distance of a number on the number line from 0 without considering which direction from zero the number lies. The absolute value of a number is never negative.
+\\
+=====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
-^  Example  ^  Result  ^
+The absolute value of a number is never negative.
-| abs(5 - 20)  |  15 |
-| abs(0 - 5)   |   5 |
-Note: keep in mind that EasyMorph doesn't support unary minus in expressions - see Example 2 above.
+\\
+=====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."