What does "modulo" mean?

The operation or function that returns the remainder of one number divided by another.

How do you pronounce "modulo"?

Pronounced //ˈmɒd͡ʒələʊ//.

Common synonyms include: congruence, congruence relation, equivalence, in respect to, least nonnegative remainder, mod.

/ˈmɒd͡ʒələʊ/ noun, prep

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Noun

1
The operation or function that returns the remainder of one number divided by another. uncountable

Preposition

1
Given a specified modulus of.
"21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9."
2
Except for differences accounted for by.
""A is the same as B modulo C" means A is the same as B except for differences accounted for by C."
3
With due allowance for (a specified exception or particular detail).
"In the Lisp programming language, the "tail recursion modulo cons" technique allows functions that would be tail recursive but for a cons call to be transformed into a tail recursive form."

"This equation has no solutions modulo p."

From Latin modulō, ablative of modulus (“a measure”).