abs

Type:	-	function (subr)
Source:	-	xlmath.c

Syntax

(abs expr)

expr - integer or floating point number/expression
returns - the absolute value of the number

Description

The 'abs' function finds the absolute value of a number and returns the result.

Examples

(abs 1)       ; returns 1
(abs -99)     ; returns 99
(abs -99.9)   ; returns 99.9
(abs -32768)  ; returns 32768

Common Lisp: Common LISP supports a complex number data type which is not supported in XLISP.

See the abs function in the XLISP 2.0 manual.

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