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# Abs

## <mark style="color:purple;">`abs`</mark>(*decimal*) -> *decimal*

Returns the absolute value of the given number

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<mark style="color:red;">`abs(-0.1)`</mark>` ``→`` `<mark style="color:red;">`0.1`</mark>

<mark style="color:red;">`abs(0.1)`</mark>` ``→`` `<mark style="color:red;">`0.1`</mark>

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