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This alternative is designed to evoke the infix ":" operator which as previously described is the one typically used for undirected ratios.
This alternative is designed to evoke the infix ":" operator which as previously described is the one typically used for undirected ratios.


==Formula==
==Definitions==


=== As real ===
=== As real ===
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To be clear, if the input is not already in ratio form, for example <math>\phi</math>, this formula requires it first to be placed over 1, like <math>\frac{\phi}{1}</math>.
To be clear, if the input is not already in ratio form, for example <math>\phi</math>, this formula requires it first to be placed over 1, like <math>\frac{\phi}{1}</math>.
=== Using a base ===
For the positives only (<math>x > 0</math>), we have another way to define the undirected value, using logarithms and exponentiation:
<math>
\overline{\underline{\frac{n}{d}}} = b^{log_b(x)} \;\; \text{for any base} \; b>1 \; \text{and} \; x>0 \\
</math>


== Superunison, subunison, and unison numbers ==
== Superunison, subunison, and unison numbers ==
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A '''subunison''' number, by extension, is a real number whose absolute value is less than 1.
A '''subunison''' number, by extension, is a real number whose absolute value is less than 1.
And a '''unison''' number is a real number whose absolute value is equal to 1 (that is, it is either 1 or -1).


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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!
!
!superunison
!superunison
!unison
!undirected
!subunison
!subunison
|-
|-
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|<math>\frac12</math>
|<math>\frac12</math>
|-
|-
!zero
!unsigned
|n/a
|<math>\infty</math>
|n/a
|n/a
|0
|0
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|}
|}


The following identity shows the relationship between the undirected value and the absolute value, for positive real numbers.
<math>
\overline{\underline{x}} = b^{|log_{b}{x}|} \;\; \text{for any base} \; b>1 \; \text{and} \; x>0 \\
</math>
== Graphs ==
[[File:Und x.png|300px|frame|left|plot of the undirected value of x]]
[[File:Abs x.png|300px|frame|left|plot of the absolute value of x, for comparison]]
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== History ==
== History ==