Absolute Value

Absolute value is written as |x| for all real numbers x.

In math, the absolute value of a real number is the number without regard to its sign. It is the distance of the value from zero on the real number line. So |5| and |-5| both have a distance of 5 from zero on the real number line.

The graph of |x| is:

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