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{{Infobox terminology
{{Infobox terminology
| title = {{Icon|×}}
| en = Signum, Sign, Sign of, Direction
| en = Signum, Sign, Sign of, Direction
| de = Vorzeichen, Signum
| de = Vorzeichen, Signum
| fr = Signe, Signum, Diréction
| fr = Signe, Signum, Diréction
}}
}}
{{Built-in|Signum|×}} is a [[monadic]] [[scalar function]] which returns the [[wikipedia:Sign function|sign]] of a real or [[complex]] number. That is, it returns 0 when given an argument of 0, and otherwise returns a number with [[magnitude]] 1 given by [[Divide|dividing]] the argument by its own magnitude.
'''Signum''' is a [[monadic]] [[scalar function]] which returns the [[wikipedia:Sign function|sign]] of a real or [[complex]] number. That is, it returns 0 when given an argument of 0, and otherwise returns a number with [[magnitude]] 1 given by [[Divide|dividing]] the argument by its own magnitude.


== Examples ==
== Examples ==

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