Number.Sign Function of Power Query

The Number.Sign function in Power Query returns 1 for positive numbers, -1 for negative numbers or 0 for zero. If number is null, Number.Sign returns null.

Syntax

Number.Sign(number as nullable number) as nullable number

Example: Determine the sign of a positive number.

Power Query M

let
    Source = Number.Sign(182)
in
    Source   

The output of the above code is:
1

Example: Determine the sign of a negative number.

Power Query M

let
    Source = Number.Sign(-182)
in
    Source    

The output of the above code is:
-1

Example: Determine the sign of 0.

Power Query M

let
    Source = Number.Sign(0)
in
    Source        

The output of the above code is:
0