Modulus (Anon.
, 2023)
What is the modulus?
A modulus function is a function which gives the absolute value of a
number or variable. It produces the magnitude of the number of
variables.
The modulus is also known as the absolute value (| |).
Absolute value and modulus value are the same things. The
absolute value means how far a number is from zero on the number
line.
The story behind modulus, The concept of absolute value dates
back to 1806 when Jean-Robert Argand coined the term module to
represent the complicated absolute value. In 1841, Karl Weierstrass
invented the vertical bar notation. In 1857, the English spelling was
changed to modulus. It was borrowed into English in 1866 as the
Latin equivalent of modulus. Although the term modulus is still used
occasionally, absolute value and magnitude are interchangeable.
Notation, The symbol of absolute value is represented by the
modulus symbol ‘| |', with the numbers between it. For example,
the absolute value of 9 is denoted as |9|.
The outcome of this function is always positive, no matter what
input has been given to the function. The word modulus has several
different meanings in mathematics concerning complex numbers,
congruence, elliptic integrals, quadratic invariants, sets, etc.
1:The absolute value of a number may be thought of as its distance from zero.
For Complex Numbers, The Pythagorean theorem defines the
absolute value of a complex integer as its distance from the origin
on a complex plane, which corresponds to the typical description of
a real number's absolute value.
Properties of the Absolute Value
o |a| ≥ 0: non-negativity refers to a number’s absolute value
o |a| = 0 ⇔ a = 0: Positive-definiteness denotes that a number’s
being larger than or = to zero.
absolute value is zero only if the number is zero.
o |ab| = |a| |b|: The absolute value of a product of two numbers
equals the product of the absolute values of each number,
which is known as multiplication. For example, |(2)(-3)| = |2| |-
3| =(2)(3) = 6
o |a + b| ≤ |a| + |b|: The absolute value of the sum of two real
numbers is less than or equal to the total of the absolute
values of the two numbers, according to subadditivity. For
example, |2 + -3| ≤ |2| + |-3| because 1 ≤ 5.
The identity of the indiscernible, Idempotence, symmetry,
triangle inequality and division preservation are all significant
features.
o ||a|| = |a|: The absolute value of the absolute value is the
absolute value, according to idempotence.
o |-a| = |a|: The absolute value of a negative number is the same
as the absolute value of its positive value, according to
o |a – b| = 0 ⇔ a = b: Positive-definiteness is an analogous
symmetry.
phrase for the identity of indiscernible. When both a and b
have the same value, the absolute value of a – b is zero.
o |a – b| ≤ |a – c| + |c – b|: Subadditivity is equivalent to the
triangle of inequality.
o |a / b| = |a| / |b| if b ≠ 0: Multiplicativeness is the same as
division preservation.
Conclusion
A number's absolute value is its distance from zero and is
represented by a vertical line on either side of the amount. Model
problems with a vertical or horizontal number line to help
understand the difference between zero and the absolute value of
the difference between numbers.
Reference
Anon., 2023. Unacademy. [Online]
Available at: https://unacademy.com/content/nda/study-material/mathematics/absolute-value/
