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Noun

numerical value - a real number regardless of its sign

absolute value

definite quantity - a specific measure of amount

modulus - the absolute value of a complex number

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The French alphabet, written out with the same numerical values as the Hebrew, in which the first nine letters denote units and the others tens, will have the following significance:

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In other words, the more carbon and hydrogen in the gross formula of the combustible substance cdfNg, the smaller is the numerical value of the relative error:

Regularities of Enthalpies of Combustion of Nitrogen-Containing Organic Compounds

Note that for turbogenerators with power of (100-1000) MW, the numerical value of [T.sub.a] is approximately 500 ms (see Table 35.5 in [1]).

REFINED SELECTION OF ALLOWABLE CROSS-SECTIONS OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS AND CABLES IN THE POWER CIRCUITS OF INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EMERGENCY OPERATING MODES

The numerical value of such a charge is equal to the modulus of the energy difference of two objects attributed to the space [R.sup.0].

Matter in a Space of a Fractional Dimension. A Cosmological System of Spaces and Evolution of the Universe

This is the only entry that is receiving a numerical value, because on a list of foods judged for their Jewish significance, none is more important."

It's Almost Passover; Time to Revisit the Holiday's Greatest Foods

The lower the numerical value (meaning the lower the variance), the higher the accuracy of the equipment.

Tire uniformity machines verify tire properties

A spreadsheet model consisting of a set of connected worksheets can be a priceless management tool for the program manager (PM), enabling him or her to identify major potential threats to the mission of the organization and prioritize them, by assigning a numerical value to each.

Robust, replicable and defensible risk management: At Headquarters or the front

As an aid to identification the numerical value of his name will be six hundred and sixty-six.

Heading towards a Roman empire

In particular he tries to make sense of things by using Numerology which assigns numerical value to letters and suggests that the numbers 1 to 9 represent universal principles Then, during a storm, a mysterious old woman comes into his life.

Cowley, Joy: Speed of Light

The main screen has three main data fields for displaying the numerical value of current blood oxygenation (percentage of Sp02), the current pulse rate in beat's per minute and the arterial pulse signal strength, known as the perfusion index.