👉 The term "signum" is a mathematical term that refers to either the absolute value of a real number or its reciprocal. In mathematics, it is used in various contexts such as trigonometry and calculus to represent the relationship between two quantities or points on the Cartesian plane. For example, if we have a point (x, y) with coordinates x and y, then the signum function, denoted by "signum(x,y)", returns the absolute value of x divided by y.