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<p>New page: &#39;&#39;&#39;ABS function&#39;&#39;&#39; &#39;&#39;&#39;Syntax:&#39;&#39;&#39; ABS(numeric-argument) &#39;&#39;&#39;Discussion:&#39;&#39;&#39; The ABS function returns the absolute value of a numeric argument. &quot;Absolute value&quot; is the magnitude of a n...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''ABS function''' <br /> <br /> '''Syntax:''' ABS(numeric-argument) <br /> <br /> '''Discussion:''' The ABS function returns the absolute value of a numeric argument. &quot;Absolute value&quot; is the magnitude of a <br /> numeric value, regardless of the sign of the value. Thus, the result of the ABS function will always be a positive number or zero.<br /> <br /> The numeric-argument may be a numeric constant, a single-element numeric variable, a numeric array element, a numeric expression, or a numeric function. <br /> <br /> The intermediate result of the ABS function is stored in an accumulator with the same precision as the numeric-argument. If this intermediate result is moved to a receiving numeric variable, its precision is automatically adjusted to the defined precision of that variable. <br /> <br /> '''Example 1:''' A = ABS(B) <br /> <br /> In the above example, the absolute value of numeric variable B is stored in numeric variable A. <br /> <br /> For example, if B equals -27, then A equals 27 (the absolute value of -27). <br /> <br /> '''Example 2:''' ON ABS(X) GOTO 100,200,300,400,500 <br /> <br /> In this example, the integer portion of the numeric variable X is used as the control variable for the ON/GOTO statement. <br /> <br /> For example, if X equals -1, the absolute value equals 1, and the ON/GOTO statement will transfer the program to statement label 300.</div>

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