modulo
/ˈmɑd͡ʒəloʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "21 is congruent to 3 modulo 9."
- ""A is the same as B modulo C" means A is the same as B except for differences accounted for by C."
- "Thus, the underlying structure which I would assign to Navajo will be identical, modulo word order, to the one that we found to be projected in all of the languages studied in chapter 3."
- "Moreover, in the role of consumer, each individual (modulo his location) faces the same array of goods and services on sale to anyone who can pay the purchase price[.]"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: modulō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɑd͡ʒəloʊ/
- British English: /ˈmɒd͡ʒələʊ/