ABS
Created: September 04, 2015 | Updated: August 12, 2021
| Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0, 17.1, 18.0, 18.1, 19.0, 19.1, 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2
Now reading version 18.1. For the latest, read: ABS for version 21
Parent page: System Query Functions - Arithmetic Functions
Summary
Returns a (real) number whose value is equal to the absolute value of the parameter's numeric value. If that numeric value is positive, the number returned has the same value; otherwise the number returned is equal to the parameter's numeric value multiplied by -1.
Syntax
ABS(X : Number / Numeric_String) : Number
Example Usage
ABS(2.3)
Returns 2.3.
ABS(-7.2)
Returns 7.2.
