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PSeInt Abs: absolute value

Gives the absolute value: the number without its sign, that is, how far it is from zero. Handy for differences regardless of which is bigger.

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Math Functions
Template
Abs
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Worked example

A complete algorithm, ready to copy and run.

abs-absolute-value.psc · 3 lines
Algoritmo Example    Escribir Abs(-8)FinAlgoritmo

Output

Shows: 8

This is what the console shows when the example runs.

8

In a flowchart

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distancia ← Abs(a - b)
Used inside a calculation. It has no shape of its own; it's used inside a calculation. Flowchart: a process rectangle reading "distancia ← Abs(a - b)", with one arrow in and one arrow out.
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Template

The general form. Replace what's inside < > with your own data.

Abs · 1 line
Abs(<numero>)

Examples that use it

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