Absoluter

ab;so;lute pronunciation: function: adjective etymology: middle english absolut, from anglo-french, from latin absolutus, from past participle of absolvere to set free, absolvedate: 14th century 1 a : free from imperfection : perfect lt;it is a most absolute and excellent horse — shakespearegt; b : free or relatively free from mixture : pure lt;absolute alcoholgt; c : outright, unmitigated lt;an absolute liegt;2 : being, governed by, or characteristic of a ruler or authority completely free from constitutional or other restraint lt;absolute powergt;3 a : standing apart from a normal or usual syntactical relation with other words or sentence elements lt;the absolute construction this being the case in the sentence “this being the case, let us go”gt; b of an adjective or possessive pronoun : standing alone without a modified substantive lt;blind in “help the blind” and ours in “your work and ours” are absolutegt; c of a verb : having no object in the particular construction under consideration though normally transitive lt;kill in “if looks could kill” is an absolute verbgt;4 : having no restriction, exception, or qualification lt;an absolute requirementgt; lt;absolute freedomgt;5 : positive, unquestionable lt;absolute proofgt;6 a : independent of arbitrary standards of measurement b : relating to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of length, mass, and time lt;absolute electric unitsgt; c : relating to, measured on, or being a temperature scale based on absolute zero lt;absolute temperaturegt;; specifically : kelvin lt;10° absolutegt;7 : fundamental, ultimate lt;absolute knowledgegt;8 : perfectly embodying the nature of a thing lt;absolute justicegt;9 : being self-sufficient and free of external references or relationships lt;an absolute term in logicgt; lt;absolute musicgt;10 : being the true distance from an aircraft to the earth's surface lt;absolute altitudegt;— absolute noun — ab;so;lute;ness noun