# Numbers From Zero

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/numbers-from-zero/63909>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 11, 2004, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/numbers-from-zero/63909 "2004-09-11T04:33:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Enix591](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/enix591/32/751_2.png) [@Enix591](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Enix591)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/numbers-from-zero/63909/1 "2004-09-11T04:33:17Z")

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Hey. is there a way to find out how far a number is from zero, like -30 would be 30 digits from zero and the same for +30.Any help would be appreciated

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/numbers-from-zero/63909/2 "2004-09-11T05:20:44Z")

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I don’t get you. You just said that 30 is 30 away from 0. So if you already have 30, then …??? I’m confused

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/numbers-from-zero/63909/3 "2004-09-11T05:29:24Z")

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Math.abs(n);  
will figure out the absolute value of an integer…so Math.abs(30); returns 30, and so does Math.abs(-30);