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modular arithmetic

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noun

  1. arithmetic in which numbers that are congruent modulo a given number are treated as the same.

Etymology

Origin of modular arithmetic

First recorded in 1955–60

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If you’ve worked with modular arithmetic, this might be feeling sort of familiar.

From Scientific American • Sep. 3, 2018

At Ashdown, Simon worked with infinite series, negative numbers, modular arithmetic and "imaginary" numbers.

From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2011

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