SYNOPSIS int abs (int arg) float abs (float arg) DESCRIPTION Returns the absolute value of the argument . EXAMPLES abs(-18) - returns 18 abs(11) - returns 11 abs(-1.974) - returns 1.974 ... HISTORY Introduced in LDMud 3.2.6. SEE ALSO sin(E), asin(E), cos(E), acos(E), tan(E), atan(E), log(E), exp(E), sqrt(E), floor(E), ceil(E), pow(E), sgn(E)