abs

 

 

Overview

Number

The abs function returns the absolute value of its argument.


Complex

The abs function computes the absolute value of a single complex number argument where the absolute value of the complex number a + bi is given by:

sqrt(square(a) + square(b))

Usage

The abs function is used to compute the absolute value of a number.

 

Syntax

Expression:

(abs num)

Arguments Name Type Description
Argument:numNumber A real Number

Returns:

The absolute value of the Number


Expression:

(abs num)

Arguments Name Type Description
Argument:numComplex A complex number

Returns:

The absolute value of the complex number argument

 

Examples

Here are a number of links to Lambda coding examples which contain this instruction in various use cases.

 

Argument Types

Here are the links to the data types of the function arguments.

Number Complex

Here are also a number of links to functions having arguments with any of these data types.

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