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What does it mean when it shows this in math
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What does it mean when it shows this in math

What does it mean when it shows this in math-example-1
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The number in between the bars will always be equal to the same number, but positive. For example:
|-15| = 15

|15| = 15

|5| = 5

|-5| = 5
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