math.abs
Return the absolute value of num (i.e. the number's distance from zero). This means that negative numbers will be converted to a positive number (e.g. -5 into 5), and positive numbers remain unaffected. The return value will always be a positive number.
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Read a line from the user, then print the absolute value of the number they entered. | |||
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print(math.abs(tonumber(read())))
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Output | Depends on what the user wrote. For instance, if they were to enter -5 , the number printed would be 5 . |
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math.abs Function | |
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Syntax math.abs(
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Returns | number |
API | math |
Source | Lua (source) |
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