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# abs()

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> atoti.math.abs(<br />
>     *measure*: VariableMeasureConvertible,<br />
>     /,<br />
> ) → MeasureDefinition

Return a measure equal to the absolute value of the passed measure.

```pycon theme={"languages":{"custom":["/engine/python-sdk/0.9/languages/pycon.tmLanguage.json"]}}
>>> df = pd.DataFrame(
...     columns=["City", "A", "B", "C", "D"],
...     data=[
...         ("Berlin", 15.0, 10.0, 10.1, 1.0),
...         ("London", 24.0, 16.0, 20.5, 3.14),
...         ("New York", -27.0, 15.0, 30.7, 10.0),
...         ("Paris", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
...     ],
... )
>>> table = session.read_pandas(df, keys={"City"}, table_name="Math")
>>> cube = session.create_cube(table)
>>> l, m = cube.levels, cube.measures
>>> m["|A|"] = tt.math.abs(m["A.SUM"])
>>> cube.query(m["A.SUM"], m["|A|"], levels=[l["City"]])
           A.SUM    |A|
City
Berlin     15.00  15.00
London     24.00  24.00
New York  -27.00  27.00
Paris        .00    .00
```

### Parameters

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  *measure*
</h4>

> VariableMeasureConvertible