noun Download 🔗Share The base with respect to which a congruence is computed. Examples : "To find the day of the week 15 days from today, we use 7 as the modulus, because the days of the week repeat every 7 days. " math number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The absolute value of a complex number. Examples : "The modulus of the complex number 3 + 4i represents its distance from zero on the complex plane, which is 5. " math number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance. Examples : "The steel beam's modulus of elasticity, a measure of its stiffness, indicates how much it will bend under a specific load. " material substance physics chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers. Examples : "When dividing 17 cookies among 5 friends, the modulus is 2, meaning there are 2 cookies left over after everyone gets an equal share. " math computing number technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading