modulus (redirected from moduli)

mod·u·lus  (mj-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.

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[Latin, diminutive of modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

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modulus

Noun

pl -li Physics a coefficient expressing a specified property, for instance elasticity, of a specified substance [Latin]

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modulus  (mj-ls)

Plural moduli (mj-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.

Thesaurus

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