assoluti

Assoluti is the plural form of assoluto in Italian. The term is used across different domains to denote something that is unconditional, total, or regarded as ultimate. As an adjective, assoluti describes things seen as complete or absolute; as a noun or proper name it can refer to specific events and titles.

In sports, the phrase Campionati italiani assoluti is used for national open championships in various disciplines. In this usage, Assoluti (often capitalized) stands for the top level of national competition open to all eligible athletes, rather than to divisions by age or category. Examples include gli Assoluti di atletica leggera or gli Assoluti di nuoto; the winners earn the title of national champion.

In mathematics and science, assoluto appears in compounds such as valore assoluto (absolute value). The plural assoluti is seldom used in technical language; instead one speaks of valori assoluti or tempi assoluti. The concept of assoluto here conveys magnitude regardless of sign, or an unqualified property such as tempo assoluto (absolute time) in some historical discussions.

In philosophy and linguistics, assoluti can refer to absolute concepts or postulates that are asserted as universal or unconditional, contrasted with relative or contextual notions.

Because Italian relies on context to distinguish meanings, the term assoluti has no single fixed meaning; capitalization is common when referring to specific competitions or titles, whereas in general prose it remains a plural adjective.