absolute value
For a complex number a+bi, the principal square root of the sum of the squares of its…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 |,|.
» Purely autonomous robots were probably indoctrinated into a robot religion because the universe is about probabilities, not absolute values.
Meaning
1 sensesFor 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.
Absolutwert, Absolutbetrag, Betrag
абсолю́тная величина́absoljútnaja veličiná, абсолю́тная величина́absoljútnaja veličiná, мо́дульmódulʹ
- a real number regardless of its sign
Examples
1 sentencesPurely autonomous robots were probably indoctrinated into a robot religion because the universe is about probabilities, not absolute values.
Translations
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Forms
plural: absolute values| Singular | absolute value |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a real number regardless of its sign:numerical value