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absolute

/ˈæb.səˌljuːt/
noun

  1. That which is independent of context-dependent interpretation, inviolate, fundamental.

    "moral absolutes"

  2. Anything that is absolute.

  3. In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.

adjective

  1. Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.

    "1658, Samuel Hoard, God[']s Love to Mankind, Manifested, by disprooving his absolute decree for their damnation"

  2. Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.

    "absolute purity, absolute liberty"

  3. Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.

    "absolute alcohol"

Synonymscategorical, unconditional, unlimited, unrestricted, independent, autocratic
Antonymsconditional, limited, dependent, relative

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