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7.4.58. SIGN

Returns a number that indicates the sign of number. The number is first rounded according to standard Rexx rules, as though the operation number+0 had been carried out. It returns -1 if number is less than 0, 0 if it is 0, and 1 if it is greater than 0.

Here are some examples:
Example 7.71. Builtin function SIGN
SIGN("12.3")       -->     1
SIGN(" -0.307")    -->    -1
SIGN(0.0)          -->     0