Programmer Guide/Command Reference/EVAL/abs: Difference between revisions

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Compute the absolute value of x.

Result

The result of this function is always a scalar, which is ...

Synonyms: The function det(x) and the special bracket form |x| can be used as synonyms for this functions.

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 Compute the absolute value of <var>x</var>.
-;Usage:
+;Usage: '''abs(''x'')'''
-:<code>abs(<var>x</var>)</code>
-<code>det(<var>x</var>)</code>
+;Result: The result of this function is always a scalar, which is ...
+::* the absolute value of the number <var>x</var>
+::* the length of the vector <var>x</var>
+::* the determinant of the matrix <var>x</var>
-<code>|<var>x</var>|</code>
+;Synonyms: The function '''det(''x'')''' and the special ''bracket'' form '''|''x''|''' can be used as synonyms for this functions.
-===Result===
+;See also: [[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference/EVAL/absv|absv]], [[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference/EVAL/qdet|qdet]]
-The result of this function is always a scalar, which is:
-:* the absolute value of the number <var>x</var>
-:* the length of the vector <var>x</var>
-:* the determinant of the matrix <var>x</var>
-===Synonyms===
-The function '''det(''x'')''' and the special ''bracket'' form '''|''x''|''' can be used as synonyms for this functions.
-===See also===