abs

Definition and usage

abs() function returns the absolute value of a number.

Example

 <?php
echo ( abs ( 6.7 ) ) ;
echo ( abs ( - 3 ) ) ;
echo ( abs ( 3 ) ) ;
?>

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grammar

 abs ( x )

illustrate

Returns the absolute value of parameter x . If the parameter x is float, the returned type is also float, otherwise the integer is returned (because float usually has a larger range of values ​​than integer).