English

Alternative forms

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Noun

absolute value ‎(plural absolute values)

1. (mathematics) For a real number, its numerical value without regard to its sign; formally, -1 times the number if the number is negative, and the number unmodified if it is zero or positive; the distance of a quantity from zero on a number line.
2. (mathematics) For a complex number, the square root of the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary parts.

Synonyms

• (square root): modulus.

Hypernyms

• Euclidean norm
  • norm

Derived terms

• p-adic absolute value
• trivial absolute value

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