Absolute may refer to:

Companies

* Absolute Entertainment, a video game publisher * Absolute Radio, (formerly Virgin Radio), independent national radio station in the UK * Absolute Software Corporation, specializes in security and data risk management * Absolut Vodka, a brand of Swedish vodka

Mathematics and science

* Absolute (geometry), the quadric at infinity * Absolute (perfumery), a fragrance substance produced by solvent extraction *

Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude () is a measure of the luminosity of a celestial object on an inverse logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale. An object's absolute magnitude is defined to be equal to the apparent magnitude that the object would have if it ...

, the brightness of a star * Absolute value, a notion in mathematics, commonly a number's numerical value without regard to its sign * Absolute temperature, a temperature on the thermodynamic temperature scale * Absolute zero, the lower limit of the thermodynamic temperature scale, -273.15 °C * Absoluteness in mathematical logic

Music

* Absolute (production team), a British music writing and production team * Absolute (record compilation), a brand of compilation albums from EVA Records * ''Absolute'' (Aion album), 1994 * ''Absolute'' (Time-Life album), an R&B compilation, 2003 * ''The Absolute'' (album), by Ace Augustine, 2011 * ''Absolute'', an album by Kublai Khan, 2019 * ''Absolute'', an album by

the Scientists The Scientists is a post-punk band from Perth, Western Australia, led by Kim Salmon, initially known as the Exterminators and then the Invaders. The band had two primary incarnations: the Perth-based punk band of the late 1970s and the Sydne ...

, 1991 * "Absolute", a song by the Fray from ''

The Fray The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King. Their debut album, '' How to Save a Life'' released in 2005, was certified double platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Australia ...

'', 2009 * Absolute (song), a 1985 song by Scritti Politti

Politics and law

* Absolute defence, a factual circumstance or argument that, if proven, will end the litigation in favor of the defendant *

Absolute liability Absolute liability is a standard of legal liability found in tort and criminal law of various legal jurisdictions. To be convicted of an ordinary crime, in certain jurisdictions, a person must not only have committed a criminal action but also ha ...

, a standard of legal liability found in tort and criminal law of various legal jurisdictions *

Absolute monarchy Absolute monarchy (or Absolutism (European history), Absolutism as a doctrine) is a form of monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right or power. In an absolute monarchy, the king or queen is by no means limited and has absolute pow ...

, a monarchical form of government in which the monarch's powers are not limited by a constitution or by the law *

Absolute majority A supermajority, supra-majority, qualified majority, or special majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority. Supermajority r ...

, a majority of the membership of a group

Philosophy and theology

* Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel#Absolute spirit, a concept in philosophy * Absolute idealism

Other

Absolute construction In linguistics, an absolute construction is a grammatical construction standing apart from a normal or usual syntactical relation with other words or sentence elements. It can be a non-finite clause that is subordinate in form and modifies an entire ...

, a grammatical construction used in certain languages *

Absolute Manage HEAT LANrev (formerly Absolute Manage) is systems lifecycle management software used by system administrators to automate IT administration tasks. The product includes server and client ("agent") software that runs on Windows and macOS. Histor ...