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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Absolute emissions]] | |||
* [[Absolute purchasing power parity]] | |||
* [[Absolute zero]] | |||
* [[Anchoring]] | * [[Anchoring]] | ||
* [[Default]] | * [[Default]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:41, 2 July 2022
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An absolute measure is one expressed in money terms or other fixed terms, rather than a proportion or percentage.
2.
Outright, without limit or qualification.
3. Financial modelling - spreadsheets - construction - cell references.
In financial modelling with spreadsheets, absolute refers to cell references when they're copied around the spreadsheet.
Fully absolute cell references - for example $A$1 in Excel - will stay as $A$1 wherever we copy them within the spreadsheet.
This kind of cell reference is sometimes known as an anchored, fixed or dollarised reference.
Contrasted with a standard relative cell reference - for example A1.
Relative cell references are the default.
