When calculating the absolute deviation of a measurement from a standard, a technician relies on the non-negative property of absolute value. Which statement correctly describes this property?

A warehouse supervisor uses absolute value to measure the deviation between actual stock and recorded stock. According to the non-negative property of absolute value, this deviation can be a negative number if the actual stock is less than the recorded stock.

When a technician calculates the difference between a machine's actual operating temperature and its target temperature using absolute value, the result is always ____. This specific term is used because the value can be positive or zero, but never negative.

The Non-negative Property in Quality Control

The Property of Absolute Deviations in Quality Control

In a professional quality control manual, the 'non-negative' nature of absolute value is explained through a series of logical steps. Arrange the following statements in the correct order to recreate the explanation of why $|n| \geq 0$.

Inventory Variance Audit

In a professional training manual for quality assurance technicians, the instructor explains that the 'absolute error' of a measurement is always non-negative. This property exists because, mathematically, the absolute value represents which of the following?

If $|n| = 0$, what must be true about the number $n$?