Absolute (disambiguation)
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Science, mathematics and philosophy
- Absolute (philosophy)Absolute (philosophy)The Absolute is the concept of an unconditional reality which transcends limited, conditional, everyday existence. It is sometimes used as an alternate term for "God" or "the Divine", especially, but by no means exclusively, by those who feel that the term "God" lends itself too easily to...
, a concept in philosophy - Absolute constructionAbsolute constructionIn linguistics, an absolute construction is a grammatical construction involving a non-finite clause that is subordinate in form and modifies an entire sentence, but has no syntactic link to its main clause...
, a grammatical construction used in certain languages. - Absolute magnitudeAbsolute magnitudeAbsolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...
, the brightness of a star - Absolute valueAbsolute valueIn mathematics, the absolute value |a| of a real number a is the numerical value of a without regard to its sign. So, for example, the absolute value of 3 is 3, and the absolute value of -3 is also 3...
, a notion in mathematics, commonly a number's numerical value without regard to its sign
Entertainment
- Absolute (Aion album) by Japanese metal band Aion
- Absolute (production team)Absolute (production team)Absolute are a music production team responsible for a number of hits in the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century.-History:Absolute was formed in 1988, by Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins after they met at university and decided to pursue a career in music...
, a pop music writing and production team - Absolute (record compilation)Absolute (record compilation)Absolute is the brand of a long-running series of compilation albums owned by the Swedish record company EVA Records. Initially, the only albums in the series were called Absolute Music, but starting in 1990 there have been other themed albums such as Absolute Dance and Absolute Rock.-History:The...
, a brand of compilation albums from EVA Records - Absolute (Time-Life album)Absolute (Time-Life album)Absolute is a music compilation album under both the Body and Soul and Midnight Soul collection series. Distributed by Time-Life through its music division, the album was released January 28, 2003 and was originally under the Body and Soul series...
, an R&B compilation album - Absolute EntertainmentAbsolute EntertainmentAbsolute Entertainment was a video game publisher based in Glen Rock, New Jersey and later in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Through its development house Imagineering, Absolute Entertainment produced titles for the Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive, Mega-CD, Game Boy,...
, a video game publisher - Absolute Radio, (formerly Virgin Radio), one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations.
- "Absolute", a song from the album The FrayThe Fray (album)The Fray is the second studio album by The Fray. Released on February 3, 2009, through Epic Records, the album debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200 chart, and became a top 5 hit in Australia and Canada. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2010...
by The Fray - Absolute, an album by post-punk band The ScientistsThe ScientistsThe Scientists are an influential post-punk band from Perth, Australia, led by Kim Salmon, initially known as Exterminators and then Invaders. The band had two primary incarnations: the Perth-based punk band of the late 1970s and the Sydney/London-based swamp rock band of the 1980s...
Consumer products
- Absolute (fragrance), a fragrance substance produced via solvent extraction
- Absolut VodkaAbsolut VodkaAbsolut Vodka is a brand of vodka, produced near Åhus, Skåne, in southern Sweden. Since July 2008 the company has been owned by the French firm Pernod Ricard who bought V&S Group from the Swedish government....
, a brand of Swedish vodka
See also
- Absolutely (disambiguation)
- Absolution (disambiguation)Absolution (disambiguation)Absolution is the forgiveness experienced in traditional Christian churches in the sacrament of reconciliation .Absolution may also refer to:* Absolution , 2003* Absolution , 2010...
- Absoluteness