.. _auto_math_abs:

*COMPUTE THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF E*
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Computes the absolute value of a scalar number. Use this worker whenever you need to strip the sign from a numeric value in a workflow transformation.

When to use
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Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``abs``, ``absolute_value``, ``math``, ``scalar``, ``transformation``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Number
     - number
     - scalar
     - —
     - ✓
     - The scalar numeric value whose absolute value is to be computed; accepts any real number (positive, negative, or zero); no default — must be provided.

Outputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - math_abs_output_1
     - math_abs_output_1
     - scalar
     - The non-negative absolute value of the input scalar, returned as a scalar of the same numeric type.

Disciplines
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- data.curve.transform

Runnable example
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A runnable example is registered for this worker. Open the example workflow on the d3VIEW canvas: `/api/workflow/example?id=math_abs <https://www.d3view.com/api/workflow/example?id=math_abs>`_

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   Auto-generated from <code>transformation</code> schema. Worker id: <code>math_abs</code>. Schema hash: <code>c03fbe269036</code>. Hand-curated docs in <code>workerexamples/</code> override this page when present.
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