Name

abs

Synopsis

abs(x)

Returns the absolute value of number x. When x is complex, abs returns the square root of x .imag**2+ x .real**2. Otherwise, abs returns - x if x is less than 0, or x if x is greater than or equal to 0. See also __abs__ in Chapter 5.

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