Absolute value

noun

/ˈæb.səˌlut ˈvæl.ju/

Word Frequency: 2.1

Definitions

1.nounFor a complex number a+bi, the principal square root of the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary parts, \sqrt{a^2+b^2}. Denoted by | |.

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