Dictionary

modulus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɒdjʊləs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˈmɑdʒələs/ (General-American)
• /-dʒʊ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

rigidity modulus · modulus of elasticity · elastic modulus · hydromodulus · modulus of rigidity · modulus of rupture · shear modulus · modulo · Young's modulus · bulk modulus

Synonyms

% · mod

Translations (28)

el όρισμα (absolute value of a complex number) · tl kawagsan (absolute value of a complex number) · pl moduł (coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance) · eo modulo (base with respect to which a congruence is computed) · is leifastofn (base with respect to which a congruence is computed) · is tölugildi (absolute value of a complex number) · pl moduł (absolute value of a complex number) · is algildi (absolute value of a complex number) · fi itseisarvo (absolute value of a complex number) · eo absoluta valoro (absolute value of a complex number) · tl kawagsan (base with respect to which a congruence is computed) · pl wartość bezwzględna (base with respect to which a congruence is computed) · ru мо́дуль (coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance) · fr module (base with respect to which a congruence is computed) · ru мо́дуль (absolute value of a complex number) · tl litdami (coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance) · fi moduuli (base with respect to which a congruence is computed) · eo modulo (absolute value of a complex number) · is lengd (absolute value of a complex number) · fi moduuli (absolute value of a complex number) · cmn 系数 (base with respect to which a congruence is computed) · es módulo (coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance) · pl dzielenie z resztą (computing, programming: type of operator) · fi moduuli (computing, programming: type of operator) · ru мо́дуль (base with respect to which a congruence is computed) · fr module (absolute value of a complex number) · eo absoluta valoro (base with respect to which a congruence is computed) · pl moduł (base with respect to which a congruence is computed)