[R] negative number to positive number

[J.delasHeras at ed.ac.uk]

Quoting "H. Paul Benton" <hpbenton at scripps.edu>:

> Hello all,
>
> I know this is a pretty easy question but I can't find it in S poetry or
> R help.
>
> How can I make a negative number positive. Such as
> -5 to be +5
> I tried +(-5), but that didn't work.
>
> So no, I don't mean taking a -5^2 just to get a positive number.
> This is in a function so it's not just -5 it's x. :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul

how about just multiplying it by -1??? :-)

-5*(-1)

Jose

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