function value = r8vec_norm_l1 ( n, a )

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%% R8VEC_NORM_L1 returns the L1 norm of an R8VEC.
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%  Discussion:
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%    The vector L1 norm is defined as:
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%      value = sum ( 1 <= I <= N ) abs ( A(I) ).
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%  Licensing:
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%    This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license.
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%  Modified:
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%    23 April 2005
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%  Author:
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%    John Burkardt
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%  Parameters:
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%    Input, integer N, the number of entries in A.
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%    Input, real A(N), the vector whose L1 norm is desired.
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%    Output, real VALUE, the L1 norm of A.
%
  value = sum ( abs ( a(1:n) ) );

  return
end