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Absolute value
The magnitude of a number, irrespective of its sign (+ or -). An absolute value is always greater than or equal to zero. For example, 10 is the absolute value of 10 and of -10. Programming languages and spreadsheet programmes commonly include functions that return the absolute value of a number.
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