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Absolute

Block Group:	Number Formatting
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The Absolute block returns the absolute value of a number. Numbers, logical values, and numbers represented as strings are valid inputs. If the input cannot be resolved to a number, a NaN error is returned.

Input/Output Property

The following property of the Absolute block can take input and give output.

• input (number): Specifies the number for which to calculate absolute value.

Output Property

The following property of the Absolute block can give output but cannot take input.

• output (number): Returns the absolute value of input.

Examples

The following image shows two examples of the Absolute block.