Absolute

See also: absolute

English

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌluːt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut/
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Noun

Absolute (plural Absolutes)

  1. (philosophy) That which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without relation to others. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

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References
  1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Absolute”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

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