absolute configuration

The spatial arrangement of the atoms of a chiral molecular entity (or group) and its stereochemical description e.g. R or S.
See also: relative configuration, α (alpha), β (beta)
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193 (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2197
See also:
Blue Book, p. 474