Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun modulus

3 senses of modulus

Sense 1
modulus -- (an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers; "2 is a modulus of 5 and 9")
       => integer, whole number -- (any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero; "an integer is a number that is not a fraction")

Sense 2
modulus -- (the absolute value of a complex number)
       => absolute value, numerical value -- (a real number regardless of its sign)

Sense 3
modulus -- ((physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance)
       => coefficient -- (a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic)