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ABS

A math function that returns the absolute value of the input expression.

ABS Syntax

ABS (double)

ABS Examples

Input	Output
-1	1
1	1

CREATE TABLE num_table (col1 SMALLINT);
INSERT INTO num_table VALUES (-1);
1 row affected
INSERT INTO num_table VALUES (1);
1 row affected
SELECT ABS(col1) FROM num_table;
2 rows selected

1
------
     1

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