Term: ABS

Definition:
In Oracle PL/SQL, the ABS function returns the absolute value of a number, which will always be zero or a positive number.

ABS(20.537) will return '20.537'
ABS(-11.2) will return '11'
ABS(15) will return '15'
ABS(0005) will return '5'
ABS(-27.03) will return '27.03'

• Oracle Numeric Functions: ABS

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