Modulus Definition

mŏjə-ləs
moduli
noun
A quantity that expresses the degree to which a substance possesses a property, such as elasticity.
American Heritage
The absolute value of a complex number, computed by adding the squares of each part and taking the positive square root of the sum (i.e.: the modulus of a + bi is a2 + b2)
Webster's New World
A quantity which gives the same remainders when it is the divisor of two quantities.
Webster's New World
A natural number used as a specified divisor in modular arithmetic.
American Heritage
The factor by which a logarithm to one base is multiplied to change it to a logarithm to another base.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Modulus

Noun

Singular:
modulus
Plural:
moduli

Origin of Modulus

  • Latin diminutive of modus measure med- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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