English
wikipedia
Etymology
From Latin #Latin|modulo, ablative of modulus.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�m�dj�l��/
Preposition
modulo
- mathematics Given a specified modulus of.
#:21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9.
#:Thus 21 modulo 9 is 3 - because when 21 is divided by 9, the remainder is 3.
- context|mathematics|colloquial Except for differences accounted for by.
#:"A is the same as B modulo C" means A is the same as B except for differences accounted for by C.
- context|extended use|colloquial With due allowance for (a specified exception or particular detail).
#:The "tail recursion modulo cons" technique allows functions that would be tail recursive but for a cons call to be transformed into a tail recursive form.
#:All mammals, modulo the monotremes, give birth to live young.
Translations
Icelandic: mátað við
Noun
wikipedia|modulo operation
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- computing the operation or function that returns the remainder of one number divided by another
See also
congruent
remainder
Category:English prepositions
Italian
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Noun
it-noun|modul|m|o|i
- form
- unit, module
- context|mathematics|physics|lang=it modulus
- context|astronomy|lang=it module
Related terms
modulare
Verb
modulo
- form of|first-person|First-person singular present tense|modulare#Italian|modulare|lang=Italian
Category:Italian verb forms
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