\ ¦ab-sə ¦ lüt\ [ME absolut, fr. L absolutus, fr. pp of absolvere to set free, absolve] (14c) adj. Adjective used to describe measurements in terms of fundamentally defined units.
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(2006). Absolute. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30160-0_46
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