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{{Built-in|Magnitude|<nowiki>|</nowiki>}}, or '''Absolute Value''', is a [[monadic]] [[scalar function]] which gives the [[wikipedia:Absolute value|absolute value]] of a real or [[complex]] number. Magnitude shares the [[glyph]] <source lang=apl inline>|</source> with the dyadic arithmetic function [[Residue]].
{{Built-in|Magnitude|<nowiki>|</nowiki>}}, or '''Absolute Value''', is a [[monadic]] [[scalar function]] which gives the [[wikipedia:Absolute value|absolute value]] of a real or [[complex]] number. Magnitude shares the [[glyph]] <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>|</syntaxhighlight> with the dyadic arithmetic function [[Residue]].


== Examples ==
== Examples ==
<source lang=apl>
<syntaxhighlight lang=apl>
       |0 1 2 ¯1 ¯2
       |0 1 2 ¯1 ¯2
0 1 2 1 2
0 1 2 1 2
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       |0J2 ¯3J¯4
       |0J2 ¯3J¯4
2 5
2 5
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>


== Properties ==
== Properties ==
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For real numbers, the magnitude equals the original number [[times]] (or [[Divide|divided]] by, for non-zero numbers) its [[Signum|sign]].
For real numbers, the magnitude equals the original number [[times]] (or [[Divide|divided]] by, for non-zero numbers) its [[Signum|sign]].


<source lang=apl>
<syntaxhighlight lang=apl>
       v←0 1E¯100 20 1E300 ¯1E¯100 ¯20 ¯1E300
       v←0 1E¯100 20 1E300 ¯1E¯100 ¯20 ¯1E300
       (|v)≡v××v
       (|v)≡v××v
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       (|v)=v÷×v
       (|v)=v÷×v
0 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 1 1 1 1 1 1
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>


For complex numbers, the magnitude is defined as the Euclidean distance from the number 0 on the [[wikipedia:Complex plane|complex plane]].
For complex numbers, the magnitude is defined as the Euclidean distance from the number 0 on the [[wikipedia:Complex plane|complex plane]].


<source lang=apl>
<syntaxhighlight lang=apl>
       Dist←{0.5*⍨+.×⍨9 11○⍵} ⍝ Square root of square sum of real and imaginary parts
       Dist←{0.5*⍨+.×⍨9 11○⍵} ⍝ Square root of square sum of real and imaginary parts
       Dist¨ 0 1J2 ¯3J4
       Dist¨ 0 1J2 ¯3J4
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       |0 1J2 ¯3J4
       |0 1J2 ¯3J4
0 2.236067977 5
0 2.236067977 5
</source>{{Works in|[[Dyalog APL]]}}
</syntaxhighlight>{{Works in|[[Dyalog APL]]}}


Any real or complex number is equal to the [[Times|product]] of its [[signum]] and magnitude.
Any real or complex number is equal to the [[Times|product]] of its [[signum]] and magnitude.


<source lang=apl>
<syntaxhighlight lang=apl>
       (⊢ ≡ ××|) 0 1 1E¯300 ¯2.5 0J3.5 ¯3J¯4
       (⊢ ≡ ××|) 0 1 1E¯300 ¯2.5 0J3.5 ¯3J¯4
1
1
</source>{{Works in|[[Dyalog APL]]}}
</syntaxhighlight>{{Works in|[[Dyalog APL]]}}


== See also ==
== See also ==

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