Meaning & use
absolute value
The distance of a number from zero on a number line, regardless of whether it is positive or negative.
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The absolute value of negative seven is seven, written as the bars around minus seven.
Students learned to find the absolute value before solving the inequality.
A note on using this word
Absolute value is always zero or positive and is written using vertical bars around the number, such as |x|.
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