Opposite of Absolute Value?
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Last Edited: 07/22/2024
I’ve decided on making a small numbers game that is called Absolute, working title, so to say. I’d like to first mention that I’m bad a math. Secondly, I remember thinking “˜that’s it?’ back in grade school when we first learned about absolute value. So, it’s actually funny in retrospect. That said, I’ve realized for a while there is no real symbol for an the antonym of an absolute value | # |. Using the obelus / obelisk symbol is very distinct enough but should be slighter longer like the pipe ”|” symbol.
If absolute is a complete or whole value, then relative is an rational number whose reflected value is less than 0. So, a rational reflection, if you will.
Absolute Value (|x|): The distance of a number from zero, always positive.
Relative Value (” x” ): The negation of the absolute value, always negative.
Absolute Value is | -6 - 1| = 7
Relative Value is ” 7 ” = -7
So,
| -6 - 1 | = 7
| -6 - 1 | + ” 7 ” = 0
If not relative value, oppositional value also sounds great. The idea is to simplify it into a quick reference akin to absolute value. It also veers away from financing term “˜relative value’.
When asked, “What’s the oppositional value of 13.” It’s -13. As it directly opposes the absolute of -13, hence, it is relative of 13.
If I were to use this in practice, picking a random number n, it should be easier to assign the immediate oppositional / absolute of the number.
In finance, I would then know the immediate debt or immediate value, and how fast to reach 0. Which is the absolute value + oppositional value.
While more in the realm of fiction, I can then use this concept to explain well”¦ say, this space station agency called “The Terminus”, knows the distance it takes to get to a point: A. If we call this space state the origin, 0, for how to reach a place, we already know how to get back to it.
This is an act of devotion to Athena, Hermes, Thoth & Apollo.
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