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What formulas define these functions?
Trepidation said:1) Yes, I've tried looking them up. All I've found, however, are conceptual explanations of what they are and, occasionally, vague and dubious references to limits.
2) Of course not.
Trepidation said:Oh, I didn't think of wikipedia... Thank you!
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line. It is always a positive value. The floor function, on the other hand, rounds a number down to the nearest integer.
To calculate the absolute value of a negative number, simply remove the negative sign. For example, the absolute value of -5 is 5.
The floor function is often used in programming and mathematics to round down a number to the nearest integer. This can be useful for simplifying calculations or for creating more precise algorithms.
No, the absolute value of a number is always a positive value. It represents the distance of the number from 0 on the number line, so it cannot be negative.
Absolute value and the floor function have many real-life applications, such as in calculating distance and speed, rounding measurements, and creating computer algorithms. They are also used in financial calculations, such as calculating interest and determining stock prices.