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Modulo

/ˈmɒdjʊləʊ/

The operation or function that returns the remainder of one number divided by another.

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📖 Definitions of "Modulo"

noun

1
The operation or function that returns the remainder of one number divided by another.

preposition

1
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."
2
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."
3
(extended use) With due allowance for (a specified exception or particular detail).
"All mammals, modulo the monotremes, give birth to live young."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Modulo"

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Word	Definition
modulenoun	A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
modulesnoun	A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
suboperationnoun	(computing) An operation making up part of a larger operation.
microoperationnoun	(computing) Any of several simpler operations that form a more complex machine instruction
modularizationnoun	The act or process of modularizing.
operationnoun	(uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
modifiernoun	(grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)
methodnoun	(countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).
microcodenoun	(computing) The collective microprograms in a CPU, used to run machine instructions.
macroinstructionnoun	(computing) A macro.
functionnoun	What something does or is used for.
post-decrementnoun	(computing) A decrement operation that takes place after evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being decremented.
modulizationnoun	division into separate modules
incrementornoun	(computing) That which increments; a computer programming instruction that increments a value.
bit shiftnoun	(computing) A bitwise operation in which the bits in a value are shifted left or right.
thunknoun	(computing, functional programming) A delayed computation.
procedurenoun	A particular method for performing a task.
modulanoun	(computing) A programming language descended from Pascal, developed in the 1970s and having a module system for grouping sets of related declarations into program units.
malfunction routinenoun	(computing) Any program or subroutine responsible for troubleshooting problems.
divisionnoun	(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.