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

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぜったいち [zèttáꜜìchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ze̞t̚ta̠it͡ɕi]

Noun

絶(ぜっ)対(たい)値(ち) • (zettaichi) 

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

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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