Absence may refer to:
Employment
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Leave of absence, a period of time away from a job
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Absenteeism, the habitual pattern of absence from work or duty
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Absence rate
In economics, the absence rate is the ratio of workers with absences to total full-time wage and salary employment. In the United States, absences are defined as instances when persons who usually work 35 or more hours per week worked less than 35 ...
, the ratio of workers with absences to total employees
Sciences and philosophy
* The (local)
nonexistence of something
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Absence of evidence, a concept in informal logic
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Absence seizure
Absence seizures are one of several kinds of generalized seizures. These seizures are sometimes referred to as petit mal seizures (from the French for "little illness", a term dated in the late 18th century). Absence seizures are characterized by ...
, one of several kinds of seizures
Arts and entertainment
Music
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The Absence (band)
The Absence is an American melodic death metal band from Tampa, Florida. Their style has been described as aggressive thrash metal with Scandinavian metal influences. They were previously signed to Metal Blade Records and are now signed to M-Th ...
, an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida
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''Absence'' (Dälek album), 2004
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''Absence'' (Paper Route album), 2009
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''The Absence'' (Luna Mortis album), 2009
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''The Absence'' (Melody Gardot album), 2012
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''Absence'' (Snowman album), 2011
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''Absence'' (Terence Blanchard album), 2021
Other media
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''Absence'' (film), a 2014 Brazilian film
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The Absence (1976 film)
''The Absence'' (french: L'Absence) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Brigitte Sauriol and released in 1976.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 8. The film stars Frédérique Collin as Louise, a successfu ...
, a Canadian drama film
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''The Absence'' (1992 film), a French-German-Spanish drama film
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''Absence'' (audio drama), a Big Finish Productions audio drama
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Absent (2011 film)
''Absent'' ( es, Ausente) is a 2011 Spanish-language drama film directed by Argentine director Marco Berger. The film tackles the notion of sexual abuse of students, but director Marco Berger flips the dynamic. In this film, a young man wants t ...
, a Spanish-language drama film
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''Absent'' (1928 film), a silent film
* Absence (Una Nemo), a
''Batman'' villain
See also
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Nothing
Nothing, the complete absence of anything, has been a matter of philosophical debate since at least the 5th century BC. Early Greek philosophers argued that it was impossible for ''nothing'' to exist. The atomists allowed ''nothing'' but only i ...
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