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abs

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abs() public

Returns the absolute value of big.

   -1234567890987654321.abs   #=> 1234567890987654321

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     big.abs -> aBignum
 *
 *  Returns the absolute value of <i>big</i>.
 *
 *     -1234567890987654321.abs   #=> 1234567890987654321
 */

static VALUE
rb_big_abs(x)
    VALUE x;
{
    if (!RBIGNUM(x)->sign) {
        x = rb_big_clone(x);
        RBIGNUM(x)->sign = 1;
    }
    return x;
}

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