absolute value
absolute value
nounDefinition of ABSOLUTE VALUE
1
: a nonnegative number equal in numerical value to a given real number
2
: the positive square root of the sum of the squares of the real and imaginary parts of a complex number
See First Known Use of ABSOLUTE VALUE
1889
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