Absolute Value
| Definition: Always a positive number, refers to the distance of a number from 0, the distances are positive. |
This is why absolute value is never negative; absolute value only
asks "how far?", not "in which direction?". This means that | 3 | = 3,
because 3 is three units to the right of zero, and also | –3 | = 3,
because –3 is three units to the left of zero.
asks "how far?", not "in which direction?". This means that | 3 | = 3,
because 3 is three units to the right of zero, and also | –3 | = 3,
because –3 is three units to the left of zero.
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The symbol for absolute value is two straight lines surrounding the
number or expression for which you wish to indicate absolute value.
number or expression for which you wish to indicate absolute value.
|6| = 6 means the absolute value of 6 is 6.
|6| = 6 means the absolute value of 6 is 6.
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