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modulo

1 8.6

The remainder after dividing one number by another

adposition
/ˈmɒdʒɪloʊ/

Specialized

: módulo

When using the modulo operation, 10 modulo 4 results in a remainder of 2.

Examples

So this is equal or is congruent to M modulo P.
But if you remember all the arithmetic has to be done modulo the number base or the characteristic.
So circle plus this will be addition modulo N or M rather addition modulo M.
This would be minus R of X plus this one modulo G of X which is R of X.
So since a is congruent to B modulo N, that's typically what you do with proves, right?
The result of 7 divided by 3 is 1 modulo 3, which means the remainder is 1.
In computer programming, when you want to find out if a number is even, you can check it modulo 2.

Synonyms

remainder

vsmodulo

Specialized

3 4.1

The amount left after dividing one number by another

is used specifically to indicate the leftover after division

modulus

vsmodulo

1 7.8

The remainder left when one whole number is divided by another

is used to mark the remainder relation between two numbers

Surface Forms

modulo main

Etymology

Modulo comes from the Latin modulus 'small measure', and in math it names the leftover you get after you measure a number in full parts — in other words the 'remainder', which is why 17 modulo 5 is 2.