Absolute
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Absolute may refer to:
Science
- Absolute magnitude, the brightness of a star
- Absolute zero, the lower limit of the thermodynamic temperature scale, -273.15 °C
Mathematics
- Absoluteness in mathematical logic
- Absolute value, a notion in mathematics, commonly a number's numerical value without regard to its sign
- Absolute (geometry), the quadric at infinity
Law
- Absolute defence, a factual circumstance or argument that, if proven, will end the litigation in favor of the defendant
- Absolute liability, a standard of legal liability found in tort and criminal law of various legal jurisdictions
Politics
- Absolute majority, a majority of the entire membership of a group
- Absolute monarchy, a monarchical form of government in which the monarch's powers are not limited by a constitution or by the law
Linguistics
- Absolute construction, a grammatical construction used in certain languages
Philosophy
- Absolute (philosophy), a concept in philosophy
- Absolute truth (Buddhism) (Sanskrit, paramārtha-satya, Pāli paramattha sacca, Tibetan: don-dam bden-pa), describes the ultimate reality as "sunyata", empty of concrete and inherent characteristics
Entertainment
- Absolute (Aion album) by Japanese metal band Aion
- Absolute, an album by post-punk band The Scientists
- Absolute Entertainment, a video game publisher
- Absolute (production team), a pop music writing and production team
- AbsolutePunk, a website, online community, and alternative music news source
- Absolute Radio, (formerly Virgin Radio), one of the UK's three independent national radio stations
- Absolute (record compilation), a brand of compilation albums from EVA Records
- "Absolute", single by Scritti Politti
- "Absolute", song from the album The Fray by The Fray
- Absolute (Time-Life album), an R&B compilation album
- The Absolute (Animorphs), a book in the Animorphs series
Consumer products
- Absolute (fragrance), a fragrance substance produced via solvent extraction
- Absolut Vodka, a brand of Swedish vodka
Software
- Absolute Software Corporation, a Canadian company that specializes in endpoint security and data risk management solutions
- Absolute Manage, a systems lifecycle management software suite
See also
Wikisource has the text of the 1921 Collier's Encyclopedia article Absolute. |
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