modulo

American  

[moj-uh-loh] / ˈmɒdʒ əˌloʊ /

adverb

Mathematics.

1. with respect to a modulus.

   6 is congruent to 11, modulo 5.

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modulo Scientific  

/ 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.

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Etymology

Origin of modulo

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

Example Sentences

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modulo

In arithmetic modulo, or mod, the number n, you only care about how close a number is to a multiple of n.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 3, 2018

This matrix specifies each of the 72 physical bits as a sum, modulo 2, of some of the 64 logical bits.

From Nature ● Sep. 12, 2017

The public key is the n × k matrix T = AS, where the entries are computed modulo q.

From Nature ● Sep. 12, 2017

The good news from Fermat’s little theorem is that raising a card number to a prime power modulo that prime is a procedure that gives us back the original number.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2013

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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele