Talk:Absolute value (algebra)

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Such a function is known as a valuation. Some authors call it an exponential valuation, and call what Wikipedia calls an absolute value a valuation; Wikipedia is following the terminology of Bourbaki.

Wikipedia should not refer to itself by name. I don't know exactly what's trying to be said here, or I'd fix it myself.

18.251.5.233 08:14, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Attempted to reword it. Awyong J. M. Salleh 08:33, 27 February 2007 (UTC)