Modulus

noun

Word Frequency: 3.5

Definitions

1.nounThe base with respect to which a congruence is computed.

2.nounThe absolute value of a complex number.

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

4.nounAn operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers.

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