modulus

IPA: mˈɔdʒuɫʌs

(mathematics) The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
(mathematics) The absolute value of a complex number.
(physics) A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.
(physics) A scalar field controlling the shape and size of extra dimensions in a compactification.
(computing, programming) An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers.

Examples of "modulus" in Sentences

The transverse strength is also called modulus of rupture.
In the lower part, the Young’s modulus is half that of the upper part.
For example, the semantic constraint of the function "modulus" is an integer.
* On the integers more generally, [[modular arithmetic]] operates on the equivalence classes defined by remainder on division my a fixed '' modulus '' '' M ''.
However, by conducting AFM nanoindentation experiments, the researchers found that the mummified skin had a slightly higher Young's modulus, meaning that it was slightly less elastic and stiffer than recent skin.
Cars are complex objects that represent the outcomes of literally millions of discrete compromises governing everything from, say, the elastic modulus of an engine mount to the degree of sassiness in the rake of a windshield.
Stevens proposed that subjects could quantitatively estimate the magnitude of a physical stimulus Stevens 'magnitude estimation procedure: Provide "modulus" (baseline) stimulus (e.g., loud tone, electric shock) and call it 100 Have subject estimate intensity of subsequent stimuli on scale 0 ... 100 e.g. if tone sounds half as loud rate it 50 More ef ﬁ cient than Weber's procedure!