絶対値

Japanese

Kanji in this term
絶	対	値
ぜつ > ぜっ Grade: 5	たい Grade: 3	ち Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 絶対 (zettai, “absolute”) +‎ 値 (chi, “value”).[1]

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ぜったいち [zèttáꜜìchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
- IPA^(key): [d͡ze̞t̚ta̠it͡ɕi]

Noun

絶対値 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 絕對值, hiragana ぜったいち, rōmaji zettaichi)

(mathematics) absolute value (numerical value of a real number)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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