What does "modulus" mean?

The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.

What is a synonym for "modulus"?

Common synonyms include: %, abs, absolute value, congruence modulus, elastic stiffness, magnitude.

/ˈmɒdjʊləs/ noun

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Noun

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The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
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(physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance wordnet
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The absolute value of a complex number.
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the absolute value of a complex number wordnet
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A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.

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an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers wordnet
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A scalar field controlling the shape and size of extra dimensions in a compactification.
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An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers.

Learned borrowing from French module as Latin modulus. Doublet of module and mold.