absolute

Who acts: Absolute, absolute value, absolute ruler, Zohar, Sepher Jezirah, the · What happens: mean, not change, be, value, have, use · To what, where: distance, zero, number, complete power, absolute truth, use · Speech: someone speaks here

«absolute» in the Judaism dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 10 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: absolute in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Absolute means total, complete, as much as possible: absolute silence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	total	total	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 complete	punct
5	complete	complete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 total	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 much	punct
7	as	as	ADV	_	8 much	advmod
8	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	conj
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 possible	mark
10	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 much	advcl
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 silence	punct
12	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 silence	amod
13	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	parataxis
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Absolute					total property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Certain and not changing: an absolute rule.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Certain	certain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 changing	cc
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 changing	advmod
4	changing	change	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Certain	conj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 rule	punct
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 rule	det
7	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rule	amod
8	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Certain	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Certain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not change	gerund							vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero, always positive or zero.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 value	det
2	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 value	amod
3	value	value	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 distance	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 number	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 number	det
6	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 value	nmod
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 distance	cop
8	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 distance	nmod:poss
9	distance	distance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	from	from	ADP	_	11 zero	case
11	zero	zero	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 distance	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 positive	punct
13	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	14 positive	advmod
14	positive	positive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 distance	parataxis
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 zero	cc
16	zero	zero	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 positive	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 distance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the absolute value of a number	value's distance		zero			tree rules
2	value			a number					nom value «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 4

An absolute ruler has complete power.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ruler	det
2	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 ruler	amod
3	ruler	ruler	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	complete	complete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 power	amod
6	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a absolute ruler	complete power					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient

Meaning 5

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Used for force: an absolute disaster, an absolute legend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	3 force	case
3	force	force	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Used	obl
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 disaster	punct
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 disaster	det
6	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 disaster	amod
7	disaster	disaster	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 force	appos
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 legend	punct
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 legend	det
10	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 legend	amod
11	legend	legend	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 disaster	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle						for force	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The Zohar represents absolute truth, and the Sepher Jezirah provides the means by which we may seize, appropriate and make use of it." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

Sentence 1: The Zohar represents absolute truth, and the Sepher Jezirah provides the means by which we may seize, appropriate and make use of it."

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Zohar	det
2	Zohar	Zohar	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 represents	nsubj
3	represents	represent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 truth	amod
5	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 represents	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 provides	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 provides	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Jezirah	det
9	Sepher	Sepher	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Jezirah	compound
10	Jezirah	Jezirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 provides	nsubj
11	provides	provide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 represents	conj
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 means	nsubj
13	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 provides	ccomp
14	by	by	ADP	_	15 which	case
15	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 seize	obl
16	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	18 seize	nsubj
17	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	18 seize	aux
18	seize	seize	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 means	ccomp
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 appropriate	punct
20	appropriate	appropriate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 seize	conj
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 make	cc
22	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 seize	conj
23	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 make	obj
24	of	of	ADP	_	25 it	case
25	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 use	nmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 provides	punct
27	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 provides	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	represent	present	the Zohar	absolute truth	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot truth=Theme
2	provide	present	the Sepher Jezirah		vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme
3	mean	present	the		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	seize	may	we		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5	appropriate	infinitive	we not said here		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
6	make	infinitive	we not said here	use of Jezirah	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset use=Product
7	use			Jezirah	nom use «act transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Westcott	punct
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1893	1893	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Westcott	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

However, this is grammatically peculiar, as immot is usually only the construct plural of אֵם em 'mother', whose absolute plural is rather אִמָּהוֹת immahot. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: However, this is grammatically peculiar, as immot is usually only the construct plural of אֵם em 'mother', whose absolute plural is rather אִמָּהוֹת immahot.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	However	however	ADV	_	6 peculiar	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 However	punct
3	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 peculiar	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 peculiar	cop
5	grammatically	grammatically	ADV	_	6 peculiar	advmod
6	peculiar	peculiar	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 plural	nsubj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 peculiar	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	9 immot	case
9	immot	immot	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 peculiar	nmod
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 plural	cop
11	usually	usually	ADV	_	15 plural	advmod
12	only	only	ADV	_	15 plural	advmod
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 plural	det
14	construct	construct	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 plural	compound
15	plural	plural	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 em	case
17	אֵם	אֵם	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 em	compound
18	em	em	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 mother	compound
19	'	'	PUNCT	_	18 em	punct
20	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 immahot	nsubj
21	',	',	PUNCT	_	20 mother	punct
22	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	24 plural	nmod:poss
23	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 plural	amod
24	plural	plural	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 immahot	nsubj
25	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	28 immahot	cop
26	rather	rather	ADV	_	28 immahot	advmod
27	אִמָּהוֹת	אִמָּהוֹת	ADJ	Degree=Pos	28 immahot	amod
28	immahot	immahot	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 plural	parataxis
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 plural	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	this	peculiar	as immot; grammatically, however property	tree rules
2	is a	present	peculiar	the construct plural	usually property	tree rules
3	is a	present	em mother	אִמָּהוֹת immahot		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 translation	punct
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
6	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
7	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

The ancient philosophers maintained that if God is the first cause, and He is necessarily, He, the immediate effect of Him, as an absolute unity, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	23	23	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 maintained	obl
2	)	)	PUNCT	_	1 23	punct
3	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 philosophers	det
4	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 philosophers	amod
5	philosophers	philosopher	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 maintained	nsubj
6	maintained	maintain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 cause	mark
8	if	if	SCONJ	_	13 cause	mark
9	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 cause	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 cause	cop
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 cause	det
12	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	13 cause	amod
13	cause	cause	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 maintained	ccomp
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 necessarily	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 necessarily	cc
16	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 necessarily	nsubj
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 necessarily	cop
18	necessarily	necessarily	ADV	_	6 maintained	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 He	punct
20	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 necessarily	nsubj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 effect	punct
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 effect	det
23	immediate	immediate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 effect	amod
24	effect	effect	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 He	conj
25	of	of	ADP	_	26 Him	case
26	Him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 effect	nmod
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 unity	punct
28	as	as	ADP	_	31 unity	case
29	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	31 unity	det
30	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	31 unity	amod
31	unity	unity	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 effect	conj
32	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 Yetzirah	punct
33	(	(	PUNCT	_	35 Yetzirah	punct
34	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	35 Yetzirah	compound
35	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	31 unity	appos
36	,	,	PUNCT	_	37 Kalisch	punct
37	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	35 Yetzirah	flat
38	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	35 Yetzirah	flat
39	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 maintained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	maintain	past	the ancient philosophers	23		vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent
2	is a a condition, not said to happen	present	God	the first cause		tree rules
3	is	present	God		necessarily property	tree rules
4	effect			Him = he		nom effect «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

There was absolute silence during the test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 silence	amod
4	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	during	during	ADP	_	7 test	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 test	det
7	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	absolute silence			there	during the test		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

The absolute value of minus seven is seven.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 value	det
2	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 value	amod
3	value	value	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 seven	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 minus	case
5	minus	minus	SYM	_	3 value	nmod
6	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 minus	nummod
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 seven	cop
8	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 seven	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the absolute value	seven					tree rules

Example 6

Nothing can be colder than absolute zero.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	4 colder	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 colder	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 colder	cop
4	colder	cold	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
5	than	than	ADP	_	7 zero	case
6	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 zero	amod
7	zero	zero	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 colder	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 colder	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	can	Nothing					than absolute zero; cold property	tree rules

Example 7

The king had absolute power.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 king	det
2	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 power	amod
5	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the king	absolute power					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient

Example 8

That party was an absolute disaster!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 party	det
2	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 disaster	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 disaster	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 disaster	det
5	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 disaster	amod
6	disaster	disaster	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 disaster	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	that party	a absolute disaster					tree rules

Example 9

You're an absolute star for helping.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 star	nsubj
2	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 star	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 star	det
4	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 star	amod
5	star	star	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 helping	mark
7	helping	help	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 star	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 star	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	You	a absolute star					tree rules
2	help	gerund	a absolute star not said here						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 10

Safety is an absolute must on the trip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 trip	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 trip	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 trip	det
4	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 trip	amod
5	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 trip	aux
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 trip	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 trip	det
8	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 trip	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	must · present	Safety			a absolute trip			tree rules

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