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Absolute value is always positive. Absolute value is the distance away from zero.

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|-4| = 4

|4| = 4

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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.


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