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<p>The <b>absolute difference</b> of two <a href="page.php?w=real_number">real number</a>s  and  is given by , the <a href="page.php?w=absolute_value">absolute value</a> of their <a href="page.php?w=difference_%28mathematics%29">difference</a>. It describes the distance on the <a href="page.php?w=real_line">real line</a> between the points corresponding to  and , and is a special case of the <a href="page.php?w=Lp_space">L<sup>p</sup> distance</a> for all . Its applications in statistics include the <a href="page.php?w=absolute_deviation">absolute deviation</a></p><p>
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