modulus
nounUK /ˈmɒdjʊləs/ · US /ˈmɑdʒələs/
Etymology Learned borrowing from French module as Latin modulus. Doublet of module and mold.
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Mathematics, Sciences The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
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Mathematics, Sciences The absolute value of a complex number.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A scalar field controlling the shape and size of extra dimensions in a compactification.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers.
- Derived terms
- bulk modulus, elastic modulus, hydromodulus, modulo, modulus of elasticity, modulus of rigidity, modulus of rupture, rigidity modulus, shear modulus, Young's modulus