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| DEFINITION: absolute value (geometric definition) Let x be a real number. Then, The symbol |x| is read as the absolute value of x . |
| PROPERTIES OF ABSOLUTE VALUE For all real numbers x , |x| ≥ 0 . That is, absolute value is a nonnegative quantity. For all real numbers x , |x| = |-x| . That is, opposites have the same absolute value. |
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