MODULUS

modulus

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


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