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Absolute Value

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Noun

1. absolute value, numerical value

a real number regardless of its sign

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Absolute Value

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noun mathematics
1. 
the positive real number equal to a given real but disregarding its sign. Written | x |. Where r is positive, | r | = r = | –r |
2. Also called: modulus
a measure of the magnitude of a complex number, represented by the length of a line in the Argand diagram: |x + iy | = √(x2 + y2), so | 4 + 3i | = 5

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Absolute Value

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1. 
the magnitude of a real number, disregarding its positive or negative sign
the absolute value of -4 or +4, written |-4| or |+4|, is 4
2. 
the magnitude of a complex number; modulus

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Absolute Value

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n.
1. The numerical value of a real number without regard to its sign. For example, the absolute value of -4 (written |-4|) is 4. Also called numerical value.
2. The modulus of a complex number, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the real and imaginary components of the number.

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