absolute value
English
Alternative forms
- || (aka vertical bar)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈvæl.ju/, /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈvæl.ju/
Noun
absolute value (plural absolute values)
- (mathematics) For a complex number , the principal square root of the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary parts, . Denoted by | |.
- The absolute value |x| of a real number x is , which is equal to x if x is non-negative, and −x if x is negative.
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numerical value of a real number
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modulus of a complex number
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