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absolute value
arzeš-e avast
Fr.: valeur absolue
For any → real number a, the non-negative value of
a without regard to its sign; denoted by |a|. Same as
→ modulus. The absolute value of a is always either
→ positive or → zero,
but never negative. The absolute value of a number may be thought of
as its → distance from zero. The following rules hold: |