modulus

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈmɒdjʊləs/
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/ˈmɒdjʊləs/ · /-dʒʊ-/ · /ˈmɑdʒələs/

Definition of modulus

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
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noun

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

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Etymology

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

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