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absolute value

ab·so·lute val·ue (plural ab·so·lute val·ues)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. number ignoring plus or minus sign: the magnitude of a number, irrespective of whether it is positive or negative, symbolized by placing the number within vertical bars, thus |7| = |-7| = 7

2. mathematics 
Same as  modulus


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