====== ABS ======

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===== Function name =====

ABS

===== ST call =====

<code st-iec>
PROGRAM ABS_DEMO
   VAR
     REAL1,REAL2: REAL;
  END_VAR
 REAL2:= ABS(IN:=REAL1);
END_PROGRAM
</code>

===== Description =====

Returns the absolute value of a number. An absolute value is a number of the same size but with no sign.\\


===== Inputs =====

|Input|Type   |Description|
|IN   |ANY_NUM|Input value|

===== Outputs =====

|Output|Type   |Description |
|=>    |ANY_NUM|Output value|

===== Application example =====

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