modulus

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.

Etymology

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

Synonyms

module

mod

factor

integer

m

Ⓜ️

modulo

mold

mould

scale factor

whole number

M

Ⓜ️

absolute value

mode number

coefficient

Translations

module

modulo

módulo

Modul

modül

moduł

módulo

mòdul

modulus

Modulus

modülüs

Betrag

Kongruenzmodul

όρισμα

coefficient