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Math Functions

sign

R Base 3.6.2

sign returns a vector with the signs of the corresponding elements of x (the sign of a real number is 1, 0, or \(-1\) if the number is positive, zero, or negative, respectively). Note that sign does not operate on complex vectors.

Syntax

R
sign(x)

Arguments

Parameter Description
x a numeric vector

Details

This is an internal generic primitive function: methods can be defined for it directly or via the Math group generic.

Examples

Example
R
# NOT RUN {
sign(pi)    # == 1
sign(-2:3)  # -1 -1 0 1 1 1
# }

See Also

abs