| Input type | Output type |
| int float complex |
int float complex |
This function calculates the absolute value of the argument and returns the result. For complex numbers, this function is defined as follows:
abs(a + bi) = abs(a) + abs(b) * i
Examples:
abs(2) ; 2 abs(-2) ; 2 abs(-3.2) ; 3.2 abs((3, -2)) ; (3, 2) abs((-5, 1)) ; (5, 1)