[R] negative number to positive number

[Rajarshi Guha]

On Tue, 2007-04-24 at 16:46 -0700, H. Paul Benton wrote:
> 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. :)

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