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Compute the absolute value of the argument <var>x</var>. | Compute the absolute value of the argument <var>x</var>. | ||
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Compute the absolute value of the argument x.
- Usage
abs(x)
- Result
- The result of this function is always a scalar, which is ...
- the absolute value of the number x
- the length of the vector x
- the determinant of the square matrix x
- Synonyms
- The function det(x) and the special bracket form |x| can be used as synonyms for this functions.
