modulus

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modulus

/ˈmɒdjʊləs/ UK
/-dʒʊ-/ UK
/ˈmɑdʒələs/ US

Rhymes with -ɒdjʊləs, -ɒdʒələs

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

noun moduli

The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
The absolute value of a complex number.
A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.
A scalar field controlling the shape and size of extra dimensions in a compactification.
An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers.

Similar: mod, %

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Similar: mod, %

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noun base with respect to which a congruence is computed

中文	系数 xìshù
Français	module
Русский	мо́дуль módulʹ

noun absolute value of a complex number

Français	module
Ελληνικά	όρισμα órisma
Русский	мо́дуль módulʹ

noun coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance

Español	módulo
Русский	мо́дуль módulʹ

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@misc{modulus_2026,
  title = {modulus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/modulus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}