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modulus
n.
(Mathematics) number by which one can multiply logarithms of one system to obtain the logarithms of another system; number by which two quantities can be divided to yield the same remainder
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Modulus
Modulus is the diminutive from the Latin word modus meaning measure or manner. It may refer to:
- Modulus (gastropod) a genus of small sea snails
- Modulus (algebraic number theory), a formal product of places of a number field
- The absolute value of a real or complex number ( |a | )
- Modular arithmetic, the modulus being the value at which numbers "wrap around"
- Similarly, the modulus of a Dirichlet character
- Modulus of continuity, a function gauging the uniform continuity of a function
- Elastic modulus, a measure of stiffness
- Young's modulus, a specific elastic modulus
- Conformal modulus, a measure of the size of a curve family
- The modular function in the theory of Haar measure, often called simply the modulus
- Modulus Guitars, musical instrument manufacturer
- Modulus robot, a household robot
- The modulo operator (
%,mod, etc.) of various programming languages - The measurement of standard pitch in the teeth of a rotating gear
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modulus
Noun
1. an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers; "2 is a modulus of 5 and 9"
(hypernym) integer, whole number
2. the absolute value of a complex number
(hypernym) absolute value
3. (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance
(hypernym) coefficient
(hyponym) coefficient of elasticity, modulus of elasticity, elastic modulus
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
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modulus (de)
n.
module
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Modulus
(n.)
A quantity or coefficient, or constant, which expresses the measure of some specified force, property, or quality, as of elasticity, strength, efficiency, etc.; a parameter.
A quantity or coefficient, or constant, which expresses the measure of some specified force, property, or quality, as of elasticity, strength, efficiency, etc.; a parameter.
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