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>abs</H1
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>    (PHP 3, PHP 4 )</P
>abs&nbsp;--&nbsp;Absolute value</DIV
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>mixed <B
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>&#13;     Returns the absolute value of <TT
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>number</I
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>$abs = abs(-4.2); // $abs = 4.2; (double/float)
$abs2 = abs(5);   // $abs2 = 5; (integer)
$abs3 = abs(-5);  // $abs3 = 5; (integer)</PRE
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