Learn how to work with absolute values in Python using the built-in abs() function for numbers, arrays, and custom objects.
Implement the absolute value function from scratch, use abs() with numbers, and customize its behavior for data types like NumPy arrays and pandas Series.
Python's abs() function efficiently handles integers, floating-point numbers, complex numbers, and more.
NumPy and pandas extend the abs() function to work directly with arrays and Series.
Customize the behavior of abs() for your own data types by implementing the .__abs__() method.
The abs() function can process fractions and decimals from Python's standard library.
Absolute value helps determine the magnitude of an object, like a number or vector, regardless of direction.
Absolute value function in Python can be implemented using conditional statements or mathematical operations.
Visualizing absolute value as the distance from the origin on a number line or in multi-dimensional space like vectors.
Understand how to calculate the length or magnitude of vectors using Euclidean norm.