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Its distance from zero, always a positive number. The absolute value of a positive number is that number. The absolute value of a negative number is its positive equivalent. Usually denoted by vertical bars |n|

The absolute value of both 7 and -7 is 7

|-7| = 7

|7| = 7

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Minor error above: the absolute value of 0 is 0, so not "always a positive number".

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