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| mod·u·lus [ mójjələss ] (plural mod·u·li [ mójjə l ]) |
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1. physics coefficient: a coefficient expressing the degree to which a substance exhibits a particular property
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2. mathematics division number: a number by which two other numbers can be divided so that both give the same remainder
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3. mathematics absolute value: the absolute value of a complex number
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4. mathematics logarithm factor: the factor by which a logarithm of one base must be multiplied to become the logarithm of another base
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin, "small measure" < modus "measure"] |
