Ifnumberis positive, SIGN returns 1.

Ifnumberis negative, sign returns -1.

Ifnumberis zero, SIGN returns 0.

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The SIGN function takes one argument,number, which must be a numeric value.

Ifnumberis not numeric, SIGN returns a #VALUE!

Examples

SIGN can be used to change negative numbers into positive values like this.