IEC 60050 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary


IEVref:	102-02-06		ID:
Language:	en		Status: Standard

Term:	absolute value
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Definition:	for a real number a, the non-negative number equal to a when $a \geq 0$ and equal to −a when $a < 0$ Note 1 to entry: The absolute value of a is denoted $\| a \|$ ; $abs a$ is also used. Note 2 to entry: The concept of absolute value may be applied to real scalar quantities.
Publication date:	2008-08
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Internal notes:	2017-02-20: Editorial revisions in accordance with the information provided in C00019 (IEV 102) - evaluation. JGO
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aa a≥0 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaadggacqGHLjYSie aajugqbiaa=bdaaaa@3CE2@ a a<0 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaadggacqGH8aapie aajugqbiaa=bdaaaa@3C20@ Note 1 to entry: The absolute value of a is denoted

| a |

;

abs a

is also used. Note 2 to entry: The concept of absolute value may be applied to real scalar quantities.