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The absolute value of a number is the distance that number is from zero.
A more accurate description is to say the absolute value of a number is the value of the number regardless of its "+" or "-" sign, which is also known technically as its "polarity".
Further notes
The "value" of any particular number means the quantity or amount of some things which that number represents.
Just a few examples of some values are shown in bold below:
5 apples for which the absolute value is 5
-12 volts for which the absolute value is 12
1000 houses for which the absolute value is 1000
-273 oC for which the absolute value is 273
0.1 miles for which the absolute value is 0.1
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What is the absolute number for 3.2?
If you mean the absolute value: the absolute value of a positive number is the number itself, in this case, 3.2.
Is absolute value of any number positive?
No. The absolute value is non-negative but, to be pedantic, that does not mean positive. The absolute value of 0 is 0 which is NOT positive.
Is the absolute of a positive integer is a negative integer?
No. The absolute value of a number is the value of the number ignoring the sign - it is always positive: The absolute value of a negative number is a positive number; The absolute value of a positive number is a positive number.
What value is the number of units that a number is from zero on a number line?
the absolute value
Refering to absolute value can the absolute value of x be -2?
No, the absolute value of a number cannot equal a negative number.
