(mathematics) Of an infinite series, convergent even if the absolute value is taken of each term; a stronger condition than ordinary convergence.

(philosophy) A philosophy originally developed by certain German idealists such as Hegel and Schelling, which affirms that reality is grounded in cognition as a single, fundamental and unlimited principle of being that unites subject and object.

(metrology) A temperature scale whose zero corresponds to absolute zero such as the Kelvin scale or Rankine scale.

(law) A privilege given to lawmakers to prevent them from being sued for libel or slander due to statements made on the floor, regardless of whether they were made in good faith.

Total pressure in a fluid equivalent to the sum of the gage and the atmospheric pressures.

(mathematics) A constant that maintains the same value wherever it occurs; such as π. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see absolute, constant.

An unqualified right; a right to act or refuse to act that is at the sole discretion of the person possessing the right.

plural of absolute weight

(rare) to sum the indeterminate state and the determinate state in one term / to denote the only state not construct state as in the binary state system of Ugaritic

A state with absolute sovereignty and authority, in contrast with e.g. a feudal state. / A particularly dishevelled, sorry or contemptible condition.