Absolute value

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1. Template:Lb For a complex number $a+bi$, the principal square root of the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary parts, $\sqrt{a^2+b^2}$. Denoted by | |. Template:C

   The absolute value |x| of a real number x is $\sqrt{x^2}$, which is equal to x if x is non-negative, and −x if x is negative.

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