Sgn

Determine the sign of a number

Method Signature

Sgn(number=[numeric])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
number	numeric	true	The number to determine the sign of.

Examples

Sign of any number greater than 0

Run Example

sgn( .3 );

Result: 1

Sign of 0

Run Example

sgn( 0 );

Result: 0

Sign of any number less than 0

Run Example

sgn( -.3 );

Result: -1

Additional Examples

15 = <bx:output>#sgn( 15 )#</bx:output><br>
-15 = <bx:output>#sgn( -15 )#</bx:output>

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• InputBaseN

• Int

• Log

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• Max

• Min

• Pi

• PrecisionEvaluate

• Rand

• Randomize

• RandRange

• Round

• Sin

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• Tan