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4 years ago

Why is the absolute value of a number always positive?

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Goshia [24]4 years ago

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Because the number is positive

Snowcat [4.5K]4 years ago

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It's not. The absolute value of any number is the positive version of that number except for the absolute value of 0. This is the only situation where the absolute value of a number is not positive. The absolute value of 0 is just 0.

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