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Syntax:
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<pre class="c code c++" style="font-family:monospace;"> <span class="co2">#include <complex></span>
template <span class="sy0"><</span>class T<span class="sy0">></span>
T abs<span class="br0">(</span> complex<span class="sy0"><</span>T<span class="sy0">></span> num <span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">;</span></pre>
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The abs() function returns the absolute value (i.e. distance from origin) of num.
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