- a coefficient expressing a specified property of a specified substance
See bulk modulus, Young's modulus - the absolute value of a complex number
See absolute value - the number by which a logarithm to one base is multiplied to give the corresponding logarithm to another base
- 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
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mod•u•lus
(moj′ə ləs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -li (lī).USA pronunciation
- Physicsa coefficient pertaining to a physical property.
- [Math.]
- that number by which the logarithms in one system are multiplied to yield the logarithms in another.
- a quantity by which two given quantities can be divided to yield the same remainders.
- See absolute value.
- Latin: a unit of measure; see mode1, -ule
- 1555–65
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modulus /ˈmɒdjʊləs/ n ( pl -li /-ˌlaɪ/)
'modulus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
absolute value
- amplitude
- bulk modulus
- compressibility
- congruence
- elastic modulus
- model
- modular
- module
- modulus of elasticity
- mould
- Young's modulus
- coefficient of elasticity
- de Moivre's theorem
- M, m
- modular arithmetic
- modulo
- modulus of rigidity
- modulus of torsion
- mold
- rigid
- torsion modulus
- shear modulus