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Absolute Value and Sign Transfer
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─────Intrinsic Functions: Absolute Value and Sign Transfer──────────────────
 
                                     Argument             Function
     Name         Definition         Type                 Type
 
     ABS (gen)     Absolute value    int, real, or cmp    Same as arg. type,
                                                          except when arg.
                                                          is complex2
     IABS (int)    Absolute value    int                  int
     DABS (dbl)    Absolute value    REAL*8               REAL*8
     CABS (cmp)    Absolute value    cmp                  real2
     CDABS (cmp16) Absolute value    COMPLEX*16           REAL*8
     SIGN (genA,   Sign transfer     int or real          Same as
           genB)                                          argument
     ISIGN (intA,  Sign transfer     int                  int
           intB)
     DSIGN (dblA,  Sign transfer     REAL*8               REAL*8
           dblB)
 
     See Also: ◄Argument-Type Abbreviations►
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