Kayla claims that the absolute value of a number is always greater than the number itself. Which statement about her claim is true?

For a positive number, its absolute value is the number itself; for example, |5| = 5. Also, |0| = 0. So the absolute value is not always greater than the original number, making Kayla’s claim incorrect. The true statement is that the absolute value of 0 or a positive number is equal to the number.

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