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Noun: modulus (moduli)  mó-ju-lus [N. Amer], mód-yû-lus [Brit]
  1. An integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers
    "2 is a modulus of 5 and 9";
    - mod
     
  2. The absolute value of a complex number
    - mod
     
  3. (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance

Derived forms: moduli

Type of: absolute value, coefficient, integer, numerical value, whole number

Encyclopedia: Modulus