ABS( n )

Description:

This function returns | n | (the absolute value of n). "n" can be a number or any numeric expression.

Usage:

  print abs( -5 ) produces: 5

  print abs( 6 - 13 ) produces: 7

  print abs( 2 + 4 ) produces: 6

  print abs( 3 ) produces: 3

  print abs( 3/2 ) produces: 1.5

  print abs( 5.75 ) produces: 5.75