modulus

名词 modulus:

1. an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers
2. the absolute value of a complex number
3. (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance

mod.u.lus

n.（名词）
【复数】 mod.u.li[-lo.] 缩写 m,M
Physics A quantity that expresses the degree to which a substance possesses a property, such as elasticity.
【物理学】 模数，模量：一种参数，表示一种物质具有一个特性之程度，如弹性

Mathematics The absolute value of a complex number.
【数学】 模：一个复数的模
Abbr. modA number by which two given numbers can be divided and produce the same remainder.
缩写 mod模数：一个整数，当分别被两个给定整数除时，得到相同的余数
The number by which a logarithm in one system must be multiplied to obtain the corresponding logarithm in another system.
对数的模：当从一个系统变换到另一个系统时为得到相应的对数须乘以的一个数

来源：
Latin [diminutive of] modus [measure] * see med-
拉丁语 [] modus的小后缀 [测量] *参见 med-