{"id":6000,"date":"2024-03-14T03:41:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T03:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-in-mysql-to-get-the-absolute-value\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T22:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T22:14:49","slug":"what-is-the-method-in-mysql-to-get-the-absolute-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-in-mysql-to-get-the-absolute-value\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL ABS Function: Get Absolute Values"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To obtain the absolute value in MySQL, you can use the ABS() function. This function returns the absolute value of a number, which is the value without the sign. For example, to get the absolute value of a column, you can use the following syntax:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">ABS<\/span>(column_name) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> table_name;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This will return the absolute value of each value in the column. 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