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Phrases 135
- absolute valueFor a complex number a+bi, the principal square root of the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary parts, √. Denoted by vertical bars |,|.
- absolute zeroThe coldest possible temperature, equivalent to zero on the Kelvin scale, or approximately −273.15 °C, −459.67 °F; a total absence of heat; the temperature at which the motion of all molecules would cease.
- absolute majorityA true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.
- absolute pathA path or address that identifies a file or web page which includes all the information necessary to find the file or web page with no assumptions based on local context.
- absolute temperatureThermodynamic temperature; temperature measured on an absolute scale such as the Kelvin scale.
- absolute valuesplural of absolute value: For a complex number a+bi, the principal square root of the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary parts, √. Denoted by vertical bars |,|.
- absolute spaceThe Newtonian concept of an unchanging and unchangeable reference system of spatial (and temporal) coordinates that is the same for all observers
- absolute stateIn Semitic languages, the condition of a noun not being grammatically linked to another noun – where it would use the construct state.
- absolute timeThe Newtonian concept of an unchanging and unchangeable reference system of time (and spatial) coordinates that is the same for all observers.
- absolute advantageThe capability to produce more of a given product using the same quantity or less of a given resource than a competing entity.
- absolute cinemaCinema that is personally considered to be outstanding.
- absolute monarchyA state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power.
- absolute alcoholReasonably pure ethyl alcohol that contains at most 1% of water
- absolute magnitudeThe intrinsic luminosity that a celestial body would have if viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs or about 32.6 light years.
- absolute humidityIn a system of moist air, the ratio of the mass of water vapor present to the volume occupied by the mixture, that is, the density of the water vapor component. Absolute humidity is usually expressed in grams of water vapor per cubic meter …
- absolute addressA numerical value that identifies a fixed location in real storage in terms of the number of bytes from the beginning, or in a peripheral device in terms of disks, sectors and bytes
- absolute errorThe difference (sometimes defined to be the absolute difference) between the measured or inferred value of a quantity and its true value.
- absolute musicInstrumental music having an intellectual and affective content, which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic, and contrapuntal structure.
- absolute scaleA temperature scale whose zero corresponds to absolute zero such as the Kelvin scale or Rankine scale.
- absolute ceilingThe maximum altitude above sea level that an aircraft or missile can maintain horizontal flight under normal conditions.
- absolute superlativeIn Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan: the form of an adjective formed by adding the suffixes -issimo, -ísimo, -íssimo, -érrimo, -imo, or -íssim to the adjective (with any final vowel dropped) to express a superlative that cannot be …
- absolute complementThe set that contains exactly those elements belonging to the universal set but not to a given set.
- absolute pitchThe exact pitch of a note as established by its rate of vibration based on a standard scale.
- absolute termsplural of absolute term: The constant in a polynomial.
- ablative absoluteA construction in Latin and other sister languages in which an independent phrase with a noun in the ablative case has a participle, adjective, or noun, expressed or implied, which agrees with it in gender, number and case – both words …
Compound words 9
- absolutelyIn an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
- absolutistOne who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
- absolutismDoctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
- unabsoluteNot absolute.
- nonabsoluteNot absolute.
- subabsoluteLess than absolute.
- superabsoluteTruly, demonstrably absolute or more than absolute.
- absolutenessThe fact of being finished or perfected; completeness.
- absolutenessesplural of absoluteness: The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness.