modulus

The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.

Noun

  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.

Origin

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

Forms

moduli

Synonyms

mod %

Derived

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