"absolute value" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈvæl.ju/ [US], /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈvæl.ju/ [US] Forms: absolute values [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} absolute value (plural absolute values)
  1. (mathematics) For a complex number a+bi, the principal square root of the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary parts, √. Denoted by | |. Wikipedia link: absolute value Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematics Synonyms: modulus, | | (english: vertical bars) Hypernyms (Euclidean norm): norm Derived forms: p-adic absolute value, trivial absolute value Translations (modulus of a complex number): قِيمَة مُطْلَقَة (qīma muṭlaqa) [feminine] (Arabic), modulus [masculine] (Dutch), absoluta valoro (Esperanto), modulo (Esperanto), itseisarvo (Finnish), moduli (Finnish), module (French), abszolút érték (Hungarian), modulo [masculine] (Italian), 絶対値 (zettaichi) (alt: ぜったいち) (Japanese), wartość bezwzględna [feminine] (Polish), абсолю́тная величина́ (absoljútnaja veličiná) [feminine] (Russian), мо́дуль (módulʹ) [masculine] (Russian), valor absoluto [masculine] (Spanish), absolutbelopp [neuter] (Swedish), belopp [neuter] (Swedish), modulus [neuter] (Swedish), halgang wagas (Tagalog) Translations (numerical value of a real number): قِيمَة مُطْلَقَة (qīma muṭlaqa) [feminine] (Arabic), բացարձակ արժեք (bacʻarjak aržekʻ) (Armenian), 絕對值 (Chinese Mandarin), 绝对值 (juéduìzhí) (Chinese Mandarin), absolutní hodnota [feminine] (Czech), numerisk værdi [common-gender] (Danish), absolute waarde [feminine] (Dutch), absoluta valoro (Esperanto), itseisarvo (Finnish), valeur absolue [feminine] (French), Absolutwert [feminine] (German), Betrag [feminine] (German), abszolút érték (Hungarian), valore assoluto [masculine] (Italian), 絶対値 (zettaichi) (alt: ぜったいち) (Japanese), 절대값 (jeoldaegap) (Korean), nilai mutlak (Malay), wartość bezwzględna [feminine] (Polish), valor absoluto [masculine] (Portuguese), valoare absolută [feminine] (Romanian), абсолю́тная величина́ (absoljútnaja veličiná) [feminine] (Russian), valor absoluto [masculine] (Spanish), absolutbelopp [neuter] (Swedish), belopp [neuter] (Swedish), halgang wagas (Tagalog)

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      "sense": "numerical value of a real number",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "belopp"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "numerical value of a real number",
      "word": "halgang wagas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qīma muṭlaqa",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "قِيمَة مُطْلَقَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "modulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "word": "absoluta valoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "word": "modulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "word": "itseisarvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "word": "moduli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "word": "module"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "word": "abszolút érték"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "modulo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぜったいち",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zettaichi",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "word": "絶対値"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wartość bezwzględna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "absoljútnaja veličiná",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "абсолю́тная величина́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "módulʹ",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мо́дуль"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "valor absoluto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "absolutbelopp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "belopp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "modulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "modulus of a complex number",
      "word": "halgang wagas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "absolute value"
}

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