Answer
absolute;
$|a|$
Work Step by Step
RECALL:
For any real number $a$, $|a|$ represents the distance of $a$ from zero.
Thus, the distance from $0$ to $a$ on a number line is called the absolute value of $a$, denoted by $|a|$.
Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-805-9
Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - The Real Numbers - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 41: 8
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