abs()
Published Jun 18, 2021Updated Jul 20, 2023
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The abs()
function returns the absolute value of the argument.
Syntax
abs(n)
Example 1
Use abs()
to return the absolute value of -6.5
:
#include <iostream>#include <cmath>int main() {std::cout << std::abs(-6.5) << "\n";// Output: 6.5}
Codebyte Example
The following example is runnable and outputs the absolute value of -5.1
:
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