[R] negative number to positive number

[Clint Bowman]

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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 J.delasHeras at ed.ac.uk wrote:

> 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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