modulus
- noun
- /ˈmɒdʒʊləs/
- Specialized
:
módulo
- To find the result of the operation, you must identify the modulus that perfectly divides the difference between the two integers.
Examples
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Locally available river sand (specific gravity of 2.5 and fineness modulus of 3) was used as fine aggregate.
Academic text (2017) -
The fine aggregate is saturated surface-dry clean river sand (fineness modulus = 2.6).
Academic text (2017) -
If N is the modulus, an integer number represented in k bits, and A and B are integer numbers that are each represented in k bits, then the product A x B is formed by using the binary representation of B in k bits.
Academic text (1999) -
In number theory, the modulus is the integer that divides the difference between two whole numbers without leaving a remainder.
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When calculating the modulus of 12 and 8, the result is 4 since 4 is the integer that divides evenly into their difference.
Compounds
- Specialized
A measure of how hard a material is to compress, using the pressure change divided by the change in volume
- Specialized
A number that shows how stiff a material is when you push or pull it
- Specialized
A measure of how well a material resists change in shape when layers slide past each other
- Specialized
A number that shows how stiff a material is when force makes it stretch
Surface Forms
Etymology
Modulus comes from the Latin modus ('measure') with the ending -ulus ('small'), so it means a number used to 'measure' differences. That's why in number theory a modulus is the number you use to measure cycles or to say two numbers are the same when you count by that number.
