Dictionary Definition
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"
2 the absolute value of a complex number
3 (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much
of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance
[also: moduli (pl)]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
- The absolute value of a complex number
- A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.
- A name given to the remainder of a number, often called mod or %.
Translations
absolute value of a complex number
- French: module
Extensive Definition
Modulus may refer to:
- Absolute value, in British English
- Modulus of continuity, a way to measure the smoothness of a function
- Young's modulus and other elastic moduli, a measure of stiffness
- Modulus Guitars, musical instrument manufacturer
- Modulus Systems, IT company based in London, New Delhi, Los Angeles
- A villain in Marvel's Fantastic Four comic book series
- Moduli, in theoretical physics
- %, the modulo operator of various programming languages
modulus in German: Modulus
modulus in Spanish: Módulo
modulus in French: Modulo
modulus in Dutch: Modulus
modulus in Japanese: モジュラス
modulus in Portuguese: Módulo