abs()

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StevenSwiniarski
Published Apr 20, 2023
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The abs() function returns the absolute value of the argument.

Syntax

$result = abs(n);

Where n is the number to find the absolute value of.

Codebyte Example

Using abs() to return the absolute value of -6.5:

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