The belief, espoused by Alexander Meiklejohn, that the purpose of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution is to keep the electorate informed, thereby creating self-governance.

Synonym of enlightened absolutism

(number theory, field theory) A norm for the rational numbers, with some prime number p as parameter, such that any rational number of the form pᵏ(a/b) — where a, b and k are integers and a, b and p are coprime — is mapped to the rational number p⁻ᵏ and 0 is mapped to 0. (Note: any nonzero rational number can be reduced to such a form.)

plural of p-adic absolute value

Infertility caused by the absence of a uterus.

(law, England & Wales, formal, idiomatic) The unqualified and unrestricted ownership of an estate in land; freehold tenure.

(rare) superlative form of absolute: most absolute