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

Alternative spelling
絕對値 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜった​いち [zèttáꜜìchì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ze̞t̚ta̠it͡ɕi]

Noun

絶(ぜっ)対(たい)値(ち) • (zettaichi) 

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