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The correct spelling is modulo.

How to pronounce modulo

noun

IPA: /ˈmɒdjʊləʊ/

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The correct spelling is modulo. The operation or function that returns the remainder of one number divided by another. For example: "21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9."

Usage Examples

21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9.

"A is the same as B modulo C" means A is the same as B except for differences accounted for by C.

All mammals, modulo the monotremes, give birth to live young.

Meanings

noun

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

preposition

  1. 1.Given a specified modulus of.
  2. 2.Except for differences accounted for by.
  3. 3.(extended use) With due allowance for (a specified exception or particular detail).

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