modulus
n.the remainder left over after you divide one number by another. In programming, it helps you find if a number is even or odd.
n.the remainder of a division operation. In mathematics and computer science, it is often used to determine the parity of a number or to cycle through a sequence of values.
“The modulus of 10 divided by 3 is 1.”
“By using the modulus operator, the program checks if the current year is a leap year by seeing if it is divisible by 4.”
“In modular arithmetic, the modulus defines the size of the set of integers, effectively creating a circular number line where values wrap around after reaching a specific maximum.”
Learned borrowing from French module as Latin modulus. Doublet of module and mold.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.