absolute value

English

Alternative forms

|| (aka vertical bar)

Pronunciation

(US) 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 x if x is non-negative, and -x if x is negative.

Synonyms

(square root): modulus

Hypernyms

Euclidean norm
- norm

Derived terms

Translations

numerical value of a real number

Chinese:
Mandarin: 絕對值 (zh), 绝对值 (zh) (juéduìzhí)
Czech: absolutní hodnota f
Danish: numerisk værdi c
Dutch: absolute waarde (nl) f
Finnish: itseisarvo (fi)
French: valeur absolue (fr) f
German: Absolutwert f, Betrag (de) f
Hungarian: abszolút érték (hu)
Italian: valore assoluto (it) m

Japanese: 絶対値 (ja) (ぜったいち, zettaichi)
Korean: 절대값 (ko) (jeoldaegap)
Malay: nilai mutlak
Portuguese: valor absoluto m
Romanian: valoare absolută (ro) f
Russian: абсолю́тная величина́ f (absoljútnaja veličiná)
Spanish: valor absoluto m
Swedish: absolutbelopp (sv) n, belopp (sv) n
Tagalog: halgang wagas

modulus of a complex number

Dutch: modulus (nl) m
Finnish: itseisarvo (fi), moduli
Hungarian: abszolút érték (hu)
Italian: modulo (it) m
Japanese: 絶対値 (ja) (ぜったいち, zettaichi)

Russian: абсолю́тная величина́ f (absoljútnaja veličiná), мо́дуль (ru) m (módulʹ)
Spanish: valor absoluto m
Swedish: absolutbelopp (sv) n, belopp (sv) n, modulus n
Tagalog: halgang wagas

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