abs, sign. Operations with number sign

abs, sign. Operations with number sign

The methods perform operations with number sign

^math:abs(number)
returns absolute value of number (module)

^math:sign(number)
returns 1 if number is positive, -1 if negative and 0 if number equals zero

Example

^math:abs(-15.506)	returns 15.506
^math:sign(-15.506)	returns -1

Last updated: 20.09.2007

^math:abs(number)	returns absolute value of number (module)
^math:sign(number)	returns 1 if number is positive, -1 if negative and 0 if number equals zero