OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 28294

absolute value

/ˈæb.səˌlut ˈvæl.ju/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
magnitud • módulo • valor absoluto
For a complex number a+bi, the principal square root of the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary parts, √. Denoted by vertical bars |,|.
The absolute value |x| of a real number x is √, which is equal to x if x is non-negative, and -x if x is negative.
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