Absolute value is related to distance because distance is not a signed quantity. For instance, if you were 100 metres in front of something, your distance to it would be 100 metres. If you were 100 metres behind it, your distance to it would still be 100 metres, not -100 metres.
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3. the absolute value is the distance from zero.
Absolute Value
Absolute value is a measure of distance.
Think of it as a distance or radius of a circle. A distance or radius is always positive. That is all absolute value is; a positive value. So, the absolute value of 3 is 3 and the absolute value of -3 is 3.
The absolute value of the integer 21 is 21. The absolute value of something is its distance from 0.