Futurebasic/Language/Reference/abs

Function
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Syntax
positiveValue = abs( expr )

Description
The  function returns the absolute value of the numeric expression.

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero. Thus, the number 3 has an absolute value of 3, while the number -12.34 has an absolute value of 12.34. The absolute value of zero is zero.