Define the term Absolute Value.?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The marks for Absolute Value are |n| where n is a number. For example |-4|

Absolute value can be defined as the distance that a number is from zero. And you can't have negative distance. So in the example |-4| is 4 because it is 4 from 0.

Answer 3

From a quick Yahoo search:

absolute value

magnitude of a number or other mathematical expression disregarding its sign; thus, the absolute value is positive, whether the original expression is positive or negative. In symbols, if |a| denotes the absolute value of a number a, then |a|= a for a ›0 and |a|=−a for a <0. For example, |7|= 7 since 7 ›0 and |−7|=−(−7), or |−7|=7, since −7 < 0.

Answer 4

The size or magnitude of a quantity, without reference to whether it is positive or negative. The absolute value of (x - m) is the same as that of (m - x). Both values express how far away the two are from each other, without specifying which is larger than the other. The sign for absolute value is two enclosing vertical lines, |. The expression |m - x| thus means "the absolute value of the quantity (m - x)."

Answer 5

Asolute value is the positive value of the number regardless of the sign. Thus absolute value of -6 = 6. We usually write this as
|-6| = 6.
|x-3|= 7 means x-3 =7 so x = 10 and x-3 =-7 or x= -4
So, no matter if x=10 or x=-4, |x-3| = 7.

Answer 6

Distance from zero

Definition: Always a positive number, refers to the distance of a number from 0, the distances are positive.

Examples: You will use this term to refer to the distance of a point or number from the origin (zero point) of a number line. The symbol to show the absolute value is two vertical lines: | -2 | = 2.

Answer 7

Absolute value is shown by a vertical line either side of the number

|x|

It basically means the positive version of the number

|2| = 2
|-2| = 2

Answer 8

As many have said, the absolute value of a number, x, refers to the distance between 'x' & 0.

In general,
if x >= 0 then |x| = x
if x < 0, then |x| = (-x) [the opposite of x.]

Since, absolute value indicates distance, it will always be nonnegative.

Answer 9

Absolute value term refers to the distance to zero.

Answer 10

Value of a quantity ignoring negative sign.
[Absolute value of -4=4]

Answer 11

Definition of absolute value function ABS(x) on R→R

If x=>0 then ABS(x) = x
If x<0 then ABS(x) = -x

i.e in the second case you have a negative times a negative equals a positive.

This definition would have to be changed for complex numbers.