What does abs() stand for in Python ?

Question

Function of abs()

Answer 1

abs() takes any number (positive/negative) and returns a positive number.
For example:
———————————
abs(-5)
>>>5
abs(-12.03)
>>>12.03
————————————
Hope this helps, procheta bhattacharyya 😊

Answer 2

Copyright www.tutorialspoint.com

"Description

The abs() method returns the absolute value of x i.e. the positive distance between x and zero.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for abs() method −

abs( x ) "

In layman's terms, it will turn any number to a positive number, for example

print abs ( -5 ) will print out 5

2 - 10 = -8

-8 absolute = 8