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  Argument
 
    number                     Integer or real expression
 
  Returns
 
    <same type as argument>    Absolute value of the number
 
  Description
 
    The Abs function returns the absolute value of an integer or real
    number. An absolute value is the number's value with any sign
    removed. The return type is the same type as the argument.