ABS function - Amazon Redshift
SyntaxArgumentsReturn typeExamples

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ABS function

ABS calculates the absolute value of a number, where that number can be a literal or an expression that evaluates to a number.

Syntax

ABS(number)

Arguments

number

Number or expression that evaluates to a number. It can be the SMALLINT, INTEGER, BIGINT, DECIMAL, FLOAT4, FLOAT8, or SUPER type.

Return type

ABS returns the same data type as its argument.

Examples

To calculate the absolute value of -38, use the following example. 

SELECT ABS(-38);

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| abs |
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|  38 |
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To calculate the absolute value of (14-76), use the following example. 

SELECT ABS(14-76);

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| abs |
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|  62 |
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