Absolute value is designed to return a positive number (integer or decimal).

Syntax

ABS(x)

Parameters

x = a value, either positive or negative number (decimal or integer).

Type of Data Returned

A positive number will be returned using this function.

Example

ABS(-2) will return 2

ABS(2.6) will return 2.6

ABS (9992) will return 9992

ABS (-99.22) will return 99.22