Absolute may refer to:

Companies

* Absolute Entertainment, a video game publisher * Absolute Radio, (formerly Virgin Radio), independent national radio station in the UK * Absolute Software Corporation, specializes in security and data risk management *

Absolut Vodka Absolut Vodka is a brand of vodka, produced near Åhus, in southern Sweden. Absolut is a part of the French group Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard bought Absolut for €5.63 billion in 2008 (equivalent to € in ) from the Swedish state. Absolut ...

, a brand of Swedish vodka

Mathematics and science

* Absolute (geometry), the quadric at infinity * Absolute (perfumery), a fragrance substance produced by solvent extraction * Absolute infinite or Tav (number), a number that is bigger than any other conceivable or inconceivable quantity * Absolute magnitude, the brightness of a star *

Absolute value In mathematics, the absolute value or modulus of a real number x, is the non-negative value without regard to its sign. Namely, , x, =x if x is a positive number, and , x, =-x if x is negative (in which case negating x makes -x positive), ...

, a notion in mathematics, commonly a number's numerical value without regard to its sign *

Absolute pressure Pressure measurement is the measurement of an applied force by a fluid (liquid or gas) on a surface. Pressure is typically measured in unit of measurement, units of force per unit of surface area. Many techniques have been developed for the me ...

, the pressure in a fluid, measured relative to a vacuum *

Absolute temperature Thermodynamic temperature, also known as absolute temperature, is a physical quantity which measures temperature starting from absolute zero, the point at which particles have minimal thermal motion. Thermodynamic temperature is typically expres ...

, a temperature on the thermodynamic temperature scale *

Absolute zero Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature, a state at which a system's internal energy, and in ideal cases entropy, reach their minimum values. The absolute zero is defined as 0 K on the Kelvin scale, equivalent to −273.15 ° ...

, the lower limit of the thermodynamic temperature scale, -273.15 °C * Absoluteness (logic), a concept in mathematical logic

Music

* Absolute (production team), a British music writing and production team * Absolute (record compilation), a brand of compilation albums from EVA Records * ''Absolute'' (Time-Life album), an R&B compilation, 2003 * ''The Absolute'' (album), by Ace Augustine, 2011 * ''Absolute'', an album by Aion, 1994 * ''Absolute'', an album by

Kublai Khan Kublai Khan (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. He proclaimed the ...

, 2019 * ''Absolute'', an album by

the Scientists The Scientists are a post-punk band from Perth, Western Australia, led by Kim Salmon, initially known as the Exterminators and then the Invaders. The band had two primary incarnations: the Perth-based punk rock, punk band of the late 1970s and ...

, 1991 * "Absolute" (song), by Scritti Politti, 1985 * "Absolute", a song by the Fray from ''

The Fray The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King. Their debut studio album, '' How to Save a Life'' (2005) was released by Epic Records and received quadruple platinum certific ...

'', 2009

Politics and law

* Absolute defence, a factual circumstance or argument that, if proven, will end the litigation in favor of the defendant *

Absolute liability Absolute liability is a standard of legal liability found in tort and criminal law of various legal jurisdictions. To be convicted of an ordinary crime, in certain jurisdictions, a person must not only have committed a criminal action but also ...

, a standard of legal liability found in tort and criminal law of various legal jurisdictions * Absolute monarchy, a monarchical form of government in which the monarch's powers are not limited by a constitution or by the law *

Absolute majority A majority is more than half of a total; however, the term is commonly used with other meanings, as explained in the " Related terms" section below. It is a subset of a set consisting of more than half of the set's elements. For example, if a gr ...

, a majority of the membership of a group

Philosophy and theology

Absolute (philosophy) In philosophy (often specifically metaphysics), the absolute, in most common usage, is a perfect, self-sustainability, self-sufficient reality that depends upon nothing external to itself. In theology, the term is also used to designate the supre ...

, the philosophical concept *

Absolute idealism Absolute idealism is chiefly associated with Friedrich Schelling and G. W. F. Hegel, both of whom were German idealist philosophers in the 19th century. The label has also been attached to others such as Josiah Royce, an American philosopher wh ...

Other

* Absolute construction, a grammatical construction used in certain languages * Absolute F.C., an Indonesian association football club * Absolute Manage, a systems lifecycle management software suite * ''The Absolute'' (novel), a book in the ''Animorphs'' series *

DC Comics Absolute Edition ''DC Comics Absolute Edition'' is a series of archival quality printings of graphic novels published by DC Comics and its imprints WildStorm Productions and Vertigo Comics, Vertigo. Each is presented in a hardcover and slipcased edition with clo ...

, a line of high-end comic book reprints * Absolute Press, an imprint of

Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction. Bloomsbury's head office is located on Bedford Square in Bloomsbury, an area of the London Borough of Camden. It has a US publishing office located in ...