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Why do -8 and 8 have the same absolute values?

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Absolute value means the non-negative, or the positive, of it's number, since eight is already a positive number, it's absolute value remains positive eight.

But since -8 is a negative number, the absolue value will give eight it's non-negative, which is positive eight.

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