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instance method

Rational#magnitude

rat.magnitude → rational

Alias of #abs

Returns the absolute value of rat.

Example
(1/2r).abs    #=> (1/2)
(-1/2r).abs   #=> (1/2)

Rational#magnitude is an alias for Rational#abs.

See also #abs #inspect #negative? #hash also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0