modulus

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modulus

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒdjʊləs/, /-dʒʊ-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑdʒələs/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɒdjʊləs, -ɒdʒələs

Noun

modulus (plural moduli)

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

Synonyms

• (programming): mod, %

Derived terms

• bulk modulus
• elastic modulus
• modulo
• modulus of elasticity
• modulus of rigidity
• modulus of rupture
• rigidity modulus
• shear modulus
• Young's modulus

Translations

base with respect to which a congruence is computed

Chinese: Mandarin: 系数 (zh) (xìshù) Esperanto: absoluta valoro, modulo Finnish: moduuli (fi) French: module (fr) Icelandic: leifastofn m Polish: wartość bezwzględna f, moduł (pl) m Russian: мо́дуль (ru) m (módulʹ) Tagalog: kawagsan

absolute value of a complex number

Esperanto: absoluta valoro, modulo Finnish: itseisarvo (fi), moduuli (fi) French: module (fr) Greek: όρισμα (el) n (órisma) Icelandic: lengd (is) f, algildi n, tölugildi n Polish: moduł (pl) m Russian: мо́дуль (ru) m (módulʹ) Tagalog: kawagsan

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

Polish: moduł (pl) m Russian: мо́дуль (ru) m (módulʹ) Spanish: módulo (es) m Tagalog: litdami

computing, programming: type of operator

Finnish: moduuli (fi) Polish: dzielenie z resztą n

Further reading

• Modulus in the 1920 edition of Encyclopedia Americana.

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin modulus. Doublet of module and mal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.dy.lʏs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: mo‧du‧lus

Noun

modulus m (plural moduli)

1. (mathematics) modulus (absolute value of a complex number)
2. (physics) modulus (coefficient)

Derived terms

• elasticiteitsmodulus

Esperanto

Verb

modulus

1. conditional of moduli