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sign()

Sign of a numeric expression

Syntax

sign(x)

Arguments

  • x: A real number.

Returns

  • The positive (+1), zero (0), or negative (-1) sign of the specified expression.

Examples

print s1 = sign(-42), s2 = sign(0), s3 = sign(11.2)

Results

s1 s2 s3
-1 0 1