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Non-negative Property of Absolute Value

The absolute value of a number is never negative because it represents a physical distance on a number line, and distance cannot be negative. Therefore, n0|n| \ge 0 for all numbers. The only number with an absolute value equal to zero is the number 00 itself, because the distance from 00 to 00 on the number line is exactly zero units.

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