Definition:Absolute Value/Number Classes
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Definition
The absolute value function applies to the various number classes as follows:
- Natural numbers $\N$: All elements of $\N$ are greater than or equal to zero, so the concept is irrelevant.
- Integers $\Z$: As defined here.
- Rational numbers $\Q$: As defined here.
- Real numbers $\R$: As defined here.
- Complex numbers $\C$: As $\C$ is not an ordered set, the definition of the absolute value function based upon whether a complex number is greater than or less than zero cannot be applied.
The notation $\cmod z$, where $z \in \C$, is defined as the modulus of $z$ and has a different meaning.
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