ABS
ABS(n)

Returns the absolute value of a number: the value with any negative sign removed.

Example

SQL> SELECT ABS(-1), ABS(1)
  2  FROM dual;

   ABS(-1)     ABS(1)
---------- ----------
         1          1

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