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From Middle French module < Latin modulus (a small measure, a measure, mode, meter), diminutive of modus (measure); see mode.

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Singular
module

Plural
modules

module (plural modules)

  1. A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
  2. (architecture) A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.
  3. (computing) A section of a program; a subroutine.
  4. A unit of education covering a single topic.
  5. A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
  6. (mathematics) An abelian group.

K-module, module over K

  1. (mathematics) An algebraic structure which behaves just like a vector space over a field F, except that F is replaced by K, a commutative ring with unit.
    Any module extends easily into a \mathbb{Z}-module.
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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin modulus.

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Singular
module

Plural
m

module (plural m)

  1. module

[edit] Latin

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module

  1. vocative singular of modulus
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