modulo

[ moj-uh-loh ]

adverb

, Mathematics.

1. with respect to a modulus:

   6 is congruent to 11, modulo 5.

modulo

/ mŏj′ə-lō /

1. With respect to a specified modulus. Eighteen is congruent to 42 modulo 12 because both 18 and 42 leave 6 as remainder when divided by 12.

Word History and Origins

Origin of modulo¹

1895–1900; < New Latin modulō, ablative of Latin modulus modulus

Example Sentences

Now imagine the integers modulo 3, 9 and 27 stacked atop each other like a tower.

From Quanta Magazine

Classifying the integers modulo 3, for example, sorts them into three buckets, or rooms.

From Quanta Magazine

Ita et de spiritu spiritus et de deo deus modulo alternum numerum, gradu non statu fecit, et a matrice non necessit sed excessit.

From Project Gutenberg

Metiri se quemque suo modulo ac pede verum 45 est—It is meet that every man should measure himself by his own rule and standard.

From Project Gutenberg

The oro gran modulo was rated at 100 pesetas, under Alfonso XI.

From Project Gutenberg

He was very charitable (pro suo modulo) to those that were true objects of his bounty.

From Project Gutenberg