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modulus.

The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɒdjʊləs/Received-Pronunciation/-dʒʊ-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑdʒələs/General-American
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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