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ee.Number.abs
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Computes the absolute value of the input.
| Usage | Returns | Number.abs() | Number |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: input | Number | The input value. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
print('Absolute value of -1', ee.Number(-1).abs()); // 1
print('Absolute value of 0', ee.Number(0).abs()); // 0
print('Absolute value of 2.3', ee.Number(2.3).abs()); // 2.3
Python setup
See the
Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using
geemap for interactive development.
import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
print('Absolute value of -1:', ee.Number(-1).abs().getInfo()) # 1
print('Absolute value of 0:', ee.Number(0).abs().getInfo()) # 0
print('Absolute value of 2.3:', ee.Number(2.3).abs().getInfo()) # 2.3
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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