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absolute
[ab-suh-loot, ab-suh-loot]
adjective
free from imperfection; complete; perfect.
absolute liberty.
Antonyms: ,not mixed or adulterated; pure.
absolute alcohol.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:an absolute lie;
an absolute denial;
They made absolute fools of themselves at the party last night.
free from restriction or limitation; not limited in any way: absolute freedom.
absolute command;
absolute freedom.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,Antonyms:unrestrained or unlimited by a constitution, counterbalancing group, etc., in the exercise of governmental power, especially when arbitrary or despotic.
an absolute monarch.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,viewed independently; not comparative or relative; intrinsic.
absolute knowledge.
Antonyms:positive; certain: absolute evidence.
absolute in opinion;
absolute evidence.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Grammar.
relatively independent syntactically: the construction It being Sunday in It being Sunday, the family went to church is an absolute construction.
(of a usually transitive verb) used without an object, as the verb give in The charity asked him to give.
(of an adjective) having its noun understood, not expressed, as rich in The rich get richer.
characterizing the phonological form of a word or phrase occurring by itself, not influenced by surrounding forms, as not in is not (as opposed toisn't ), or will in they will (as opposed tothey'll ).
Physics.
independent of arbitrary standards or of particular properties of substances or systems.
absolute humidity.
pertaining to a system of units, as the centimeter-gram-second system, based on some primary units, especially units of length, mass, and time.
pertaining to a measurement based on an absolute zero or unit.
absolute temperature.
Education.noting or pertaining to the scale of a grading system based on an individual's performance considered as representing their knowledge of a given subject regardless of the performance of others in a group.
The math department grades on an absolute scale.
Climatology.noting or pertaining to the highest or lowest value of a meteorological quantity recorded during a given, usually long, period of time.
absolute maximum temperature.
Mathematics.(of an inequality) indicating that the expression is true for all values of the variable, as x 2 + 1 > 0 for all real numbers x; unconditional;
Computers.machine-specific and requiring no translation (symbolic ): absolute address.
absolute coding;
absolute address.
noun
something that is not dependent upon external conditions for existence or for its specific nature, size, etc. (relative ).
the absolute,
something that is free from any restriction or condition.
something that is independent of some or all relations.
something that is perfect or complete.
(in Hegelianism) the world process operating in accordance with the absolute idea.
absolute
1/ ˈæəˌː /
adjective
complete; perfect
free from limitations, restrictions, or exceptions; unqualified
an absolute choice
having unlimited authority; despotic
an absolute ruler
undoubted; certain
the absolute truth
not dependent on, conditioned by, or relative to anything else; independent
an absolute term in logic
the absolute value of a quantity in physics
pure; unmixed
absolute alcohol
(of a grammatical construction) syntactically independent of the main clause, as for example the construction Joking apart in the sentence Joking apart, we'd better leave now
grammar (of a transitive verb) used without a direct object, as the verb intimidate in the sentence His intentions are good, but his rough manner tends to intimidate
grammar (of an adjective) used as a noun, as for instance young and aged in the sentence The young care little for the aged
physics
(postpositive) (of a pressure measurement) not relative to atmospheric pressure Compare gauge
the pressure was 5 bar absolute
denoting absolute or thermodynamic temperature
maths
(of a constant) never changing in value
Also: numerical.(of an inequality) unconditional
(of a term) not containing a variable
law (of a court order or decree) coming into effect immediately and not liable to be modified; final See decree absolute
law (of a title to property, etc) not subject to any encumbrance or condition
noun
something that is absolute
Absolute
2/ ˈæəˌː /
noun
philosophy
the ultimate basis of reality
that which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete
(in the philosophy of Hegel) that towards which all things evolve dialectically
Other 51Թ Forms
- absoluteness noun
- nonabsolute adjective
- nonabsolutely adverb
- nonabsoluteness noun
- quasi-absolute adjective
- quasi-absolutely adverb
- subabsolute adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of absolute1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“It was an absolute joy to discover that there was nothing that Chris and Paul had to change to make it representational,” Dumezweni says.
Another discontented Labour MP, Ian Byrne, said: "After 14 weeks do the disabled and sick affected miraculously end the need for the vital assistance being taken away? An absolute nonsense."
All he wants is absolute control of the country, the elimination of free speech and the inability of the people to peaceably assemble.
"It's been awful, absolute hell, it's turned all of our lives upside down. My children are constantly having to readapt."
"I have at least four or five minutes of it. It's absolute living hell."
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