# ABSOLUTE
<a name="recipe-actions.functions.ABSOLUTE"></a>

Returns the absolute value of the input number in a new column. *Absolute value* is how far the number is from zero, regardless of whether it is positive or negative

**Parameters**
+ `sourceColumn` – The name of an existing column.
+ `targetColumn` – The name of the new column to be created.

**Example**  
  

```
{
    "RecipeAction": {
        "Operation": "ABSOLUTE",
        "Parameters": {
            "sourceColumn": "freezingTemps",
            "targetColumn": "absValueOfFreezingTemps"
        }
    }
}
```