"modulus" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-modulus.wav Forms: moduli [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin modulus. Doublet of module and mold. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|modulus}} Learned borrowing from Latin modulus, {{doublet|en|module|mold}} Doublet of module and mold Head templates: {{en-noun|moduli}} modulus (plural moduli)
  1. (mathematics) The base with respect to which a congruence is computed. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physical quantities Translations (base with respect to which a congruence is computed): 系数 (xìshù) (Chinese Mandarin), absoluta valoro (Esperanto), modulo (Esperanto), moduuli (Finnish), module (French), leifastofn [masculine] (Icelandic), мо́дуль (módulʹ) [masculine] (Russian), kawagsan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-modulus-en-noun-0IEeJB4O Disambiguation of Physical quantities: 28 4 30 25 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 4 16 17 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 4 11 9 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 4 12 1 5 4 5 27 30 1 1 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 17 1 5 4 6 24 27 1 1 1 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 49 5 16 11 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 5 16 12 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 5 16 12 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 28 7 19 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 45 5 18 13 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 34 5 21 20 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 6 20 13 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 5 17 11 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 45 5 18 13 19 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'base with respect to which a congruence is computed': 89 1 2 3 4
  2. (mathematics) The absolute value of a complex number. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (absolute value of a complex number): absoluta valoro (Esperanto), modulo (Esperanto), itseisarvo (Finnish), moduuli (Finnish), module (French), όρισμα (órisma) [neuter] (Greek), lengd [feminine] (Icelandic), algildi [neuter] (Icelandic), tölugildi [neuter] (Icelandic), moduł [masculine] (Polish), мо́дуль (módulʹ) [masculine] (Russian), kawagsan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-modulus-en-noun-XHrJuriy Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'absolute value of a complex number': 0 98 0 1 1
  3. (physics) A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance. Categories (topical): Physics, Physical quantities Translations (coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance): модуль (modulʹ) [masculine] (Russian), litdami (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-modulus-en-noun-44J4C~zd Disambiguation of Physical quantities: 28 4 30 25 13 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 28 7 19 21 25 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance': 1 1 95 2 2
  4. (physics) A scalar field controlling the shape and size of extra dimensions in a compactification. Categories (topical): Physics, Physical quantities
    Sense id: en-modulus-en-noun-vEGAU12j Disambiguation of Physical quantities: 28 4 30 25 13 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 28 7 19 21 25 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  5. (computing, programming) An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers. Categories (topical): Computing, Programming, Physical quantities Translations (computing, programming: type of operator): moduuli (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-modulus-en-noun-og9K4eFO Disambiguation of Physical quantities: 28 4 30 25 13 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 28 7 19 21 25 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing, programming: type of operator': 7 4 9 15 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mod [programming, computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], % [programming, computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] Derived forms: bulk modulus, elastic modulus, modulo, modulus of elasticity, modulus of rigidity, modulus of rupture, rigidity modulus, shear modulus, Young's modulus

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      "word": "系数"
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      "sense": "base with respect to which a congruence is computed",
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      "sense": "base with respect to which a congruence is computed",
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "base with respect to which a congruence is computed",
      "word": "kawagsan"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "absolute value of a complex number",
      "word": "absoluta valoro"
    },
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      "sense": "absolute value of a complex number",
      "word": "modulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "absolute value of a complex number",
      "word": "itseisarvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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