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absolute value
Also known as absolute value function, absolute value of real number, modulus, absolute value of a real number, abs, abs()
nonnegative number with the same magnitude as a given real number
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The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, always expressed as a nonnegative (zero or positive) value. It matters because it lets us measure magnitude or "size" without worrying about whether a number is positive or negative.
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Valore assoluto
Cos'è il valore assoluto di un numero: definizione, proprietà e grafico del modulo, o valore assoluto di x, con esempi ed esercizi svolti.
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The graph of the absolute value function for real numbers The absolute value of a number may be thought of as its distance from zero. In mathematics, the absolute value or modulus of a real number
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