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<p>New page: &#39;&#39;&#39;SGN function&#39;&#39;&#39; &#39;&#39;&#39;Syntax:&#39;&#39;&#39; SGN(numeric-argument) &#39;&#39;&#39;Discussion:&#39;&#39;&#39; The SGN function returns the sign (positive, negative or zero) of a numeric value according to the following...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''SGN function''' <br /> <br /> '''Syntax:''' SGN(numeric-argument) <br /> <br /> '''Discussion:''' The SGN function returns the sign (positive, negative or zero) of a numeric value according to the following chart: <br /> Numeric-argument Value returned <br /> ==================================<br /> positive 1<br /> zero 0<br /> negative 1-<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 SGN function is stored in a numeric accumulator with a length and precision of 16.0 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:''' A = SGN(B)<br /> <br /> In the above example, the sign of the value stored in the variable B is moved to the variable A. For example, if B equals 25, A will equal 1. Likewise, if B equals -25, A will equal -1, and if B equals 0, A will also equal 0.</div>

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