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SIGN

Syntax

SIGN(X)

Description

Returns the sign of the argument as -1, 0, or 1, depending on whether X is negative, zero, or positive.

Examples

SELECT SIGN(-32);
+-----------+
| SIGN(-32) |
+-----------+
|        -1 |
+-----------+

SELECT SIGN(0);
+---------+
| SIGN(0) |
+---------+
|       0 |
+---------+

SELECT SIGN(234);
+-----------+
| SIGN(234) |
+-----------+
|         1 |
+-----------+

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