modeling-app/docs/kcl/abs.md

---
title: "abs"
excerpt: "Computes the absolute value of a number."
layout: manual
---

Computes the absolute value of a number.



```js
abs(num: number) -> number
```

### Examples

```js
const myVar = abs(-4)
```

### Arguments

* `num`: `number` (REQUIRED)

### Returns

`number`