Absolute value in Irish (Dearbhmhéid): Meaning

Q: What is the Irish for absolute value?

The Irish for absolute value is dearbhmhéid (pronounced “DAR-uv-vayd”). It’s a masculine noun and the plural is dearbhmhéideanna.

Q: What is the plural of absolute value in Irish?

The plural of dearbhmhéid is dearbhmhéideanna; with the article, na dearbhmhéideanna means “the absolute values”. The genitive plural is dearbhmhéideanna, as in suim na ndearbhmhéideanna (the sum of the absolute values).

How to say “absolute value” in Irish

Irish:: dearbhmhéid
English:: absolute value
Word type:: noun
Gender:: masculine, fourth declension
Pronunciation:: “DAR-uv-vayd” /ˈdʲaɾˠəvˌvʲeːdʲ/

Various forms

Plural:: dearbhmhéideanna (absolute values)
Genitive singular:: dearbhmhéid, an dearbhmhéid (e.g. comhartha an dearbhmhéid, the absolute value sign)
Genitive plural:: dearbhmhéideanna, na ndearbhmhéideanna (e.g. suim na ndearbhmhéideanna, the sum of the absolute values)

What does “dearbhmhéid” mean?

absolute value: In mathematics, the size of a number without regard to its sign, so that the absolute value of minus five is five.Also: modulus, absolute magnitude.

“Dearbhmhéid” with the article

The plural of absolute value in Irish is dearbhmhéideanna. Here is dearbhmhéid after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.

an dearbhmhéid

the absolute value

No change after an

na dearbhmhéideanna

the absolute values

Plural: no change after na

“Dearbhmhéid” in a sentence: Irish examples

Common Irish sentences using dearbhmhéid, the Irish word for absolute value.

Is cúig é dearbhmhéid míneas a cúig.

The absolute value of minus five is five.

Ní bhíonn an dearbhmhéid diúltach riamh.

The absolute value is never negative.

Aimsigh dearbhmhéid gach uimhreach sa liosta.

Find the absolute value of each number in the list.

Scríobh comhartha an dearbhmhéid timpeall na huimhreach.

Write the absolute value sign around the number.

Cuir na dearbhmhéideanna le chéile ar dtús.

Add the absolute values together first.

Rinne mé botún i mo dhearbhmhéid sa cheist.

I made a mistake in my absolute value in the question.

Tá an dearbhmhéid i ngach leabhar matamaitice.

Absolute value appears in every maths book.

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Absolute value in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for absolute value?

The Irish for absolute value is dearbhmhéid (pronounced “DAR-uv-vayd”). It’s a masculine noun and the plural is dearbhmhéideanna.

How do you pronounce dearbhmhéid in Irish?

Dearbhmhéid is said like “DAR-uv-vayd” (IPA /ˈdʲaɾˠəvˌvʲeːdʲ/).

What is the plural of absolute value in Irish?

The plural of dearbhmhéid is dearbhmhéideanna; with the article, na dearbhmhéideanna means “the absolute values”. The genitive plural is dearbhmhéideanna, as in suim na ndearbhmhéideanna (the sum of the absolute values).

Why does dearbhmhéid change to dhearbhmhéid or ndearbhmhéid?

Irish changes the start of some words after certain words. After mo (my) dearbhmhéid becomes mo dhearbhmhéid (lenition), and after ár (our) or i (in) it becomes ár ndearbhmhéid (eclipsis).

Is 'dearbhmhéid' the same as 'dearbhluach'?

Both are used for absolute value in maths; 'dearbhmhéid' stresses the size or magnitude, from 'dearbh' (absolute, sure) and 'méid' (size, amount).

Absolute value in Irish (Dearbhmhéid): Meaning, Pronunciation, Usage