modulo
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin modulō, ablative of modulus (“‘a measure’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmɒdjʊləʊ/
[edit] 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.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): (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.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): (extended use) 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.
[edit] Translations
- Icelandic: mátað við
[edit] Noun
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modulo (uncountable)
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
modulo m. (plural moduli)
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modulo
[edit] Latin
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modulō