mod·u·lus (m j  -ls)n. pl. mod·u·li (-l   ) 1. Abbr. m or M Physics A quantity that expresses the degree to which a substance possesses a property, such as elasticity. 2. a. Mathematics The absolute value of a complex number. b. Abbr. mod A number by which two given numbers can be divided and produce the same remainder. c. The number by which a logarithm in one system must be multiplied to obtain the corresponding logarithm in another system. [Latin, diminutive of modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.] |
modulus [ˈmɒdjʊləs]
n pl -li [-ˌlaɪ]
1. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a coefficient expressing a specified property of a specified substance See bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity, Young's modulus
2. (Mathematics) Maths another name for the absolute value (sense 2) of a complex number
3. (Mathematics) Maths the number by which a logarithm to one base is multiplied to give the corresponding logarithm to another base
4. (Mathematics) Maths an integer that can be divided exactly into the difference between two other integers 7 is a modulus of 25 and 11 See also congruence [2]
[from Latin, diminutive of modus measure]
| modulus (mj-ls) Plural moduli (m j-l) 1. A number by which two given numbers can be divided and produce the same remainder. 2. The numerical length of the vector that represents a complex number. For a complex number a + bi, the modulus is the square root of (a2 + b2). 3. The number by which a logarithm to one base must be multiplied to obtain the corresponding logarithm to another base. |
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| Noun | 1. | modulus - an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers; "2 is a modulus of 5 and 9" integer, whole number - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero; "an integer is a number that is not a fraction" |
| 2. | modulus - the absolute value of a complex number absolute value, numerical value - a real number regardless of its sign | |
| 3. | modulus - (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" coefficient - a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic coefficient of elasticity, elastic modulus, modulus of elasticity - (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body |
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