[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/absolute/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) / absolute

# absolute

adjective (absolute); noun (an absolute — formal, rare)

«absolute» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Absolute means total, complete, as much as possible: absolute silence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#m1)
2. Certain and not changing: an absolute rule. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#m2)
3. (maths) The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero, always positive or zero. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#m3)
4. An absolute ruler has complete power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#m4)
5. (informal) Used for force: an absolute disaster, an absolute legend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#m5)

### In the lessons

In maths: absolute value \|−5\| = 5; in science: absolute zero (the coldest possible temperature); in everyday talk to make a word stronger; in history: absolute monarchs.

### Examples

- There was absolute silence during the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#x1)
- The absolute value of minus seven is seven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#x2)
- Nothing can be colder than absolute zero. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#x3)
- The king had absolute power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#x4)
- That party was an absolute disaster! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#x5)
- You're an absolute star for helping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#x6)
- Safety is an absolute must on the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/#x7)

### Note

Not used with «more» or «very». In maths \|x\| means absolute value: \|−3\| = 3 and \|3\| = 3; distances use it so they are never negative. Adverb: absolutely.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths: absolute value \|−5\| = 5; in science: absolute zero (the coldest possible temperature); in everyday talk to make a word stronger; in history: absolute monarchs.

### Examples

- The Zohar represents absolute truth, and the Sepher Jezirah provides the means by which we may seize, appropriate and make use of it." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x1)
- However, this is grammatically peculiar, as immot is usually only the construct plural of אֵם em 'mother', whose absolute plural is rather אִמָּהוֹת immahot. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x2)
- 23) The ancient philosophers maintained that if God is the first cause, and He is necessarily, He, the immediate effect of Him, as an absolute unity, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x3)

### Note

Not used with «more» or «very». In maths \|x\| means absolute value: \|−3\| = 3 and \|3\| = 3; distances use it so they are never negative. Adverb: absolutely.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «absolute» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/absolute/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«absolute» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/absolute.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «absolute» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«absolute» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/absolute.html) on Mova free.