Question

What is a absoulte value?

Answer 1

The magnitude (true distance from zero) of a number or measurement, regardless of sign. Usually the true positive value of a number.

Examples:

|–6| = 6

|4| = 4

|200| = 200

|–5000| = 5000

|0.5| = 0.5

Answer 2

Absolute value is how many steps it takes to get to 0

Explanation:

For example, the absolute value of 3 is 3, and the absolute value of −3 is also 3. The absolute value of a number may be thought of as its distance from zero