The distance between any number, positive or negative, is called the "absolute value." This number is always positive, as it measures distance. For positive numbers, the absolute value is just the number. For negative numbers, drop the negative sign, and you have the absolute value.
Alternative name: magnitude.
a half
-10
The number
... equal to the number.
The distance is 0.
Its absolute value.
The number line is scalable, meaning it can be any distance you want.
Its absolute value (or modulus).
10 units.
1
Magnitude or absolute value of the number.
the absolute value