modulo

Prep

• Given a specified modulus of.
• Except for differences accounted for by.
• With due allowance for (a specified exception or particular detail).

Noun

• The operation or function that returns the remainder of one number divided by another.

Examples

• ""A is the same as B modulo C" means A is the same as B except for differences accounted for by C."
• "21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9."
• "21 is congruent to 3 modulo 9."
• "All mammals, modulo the monotremes, give birth to live young."
• "In the Lisp programming language, the "tail recursion modulo cons" technique allows functions that would be tail recursive but for a cons call to be transformed into a tail recursive form."
• "Thus 21 modulo 9 is 3, because when 21 is divided by 9, the remainder is 3."

Synonyms

apart, apart from, aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, but for, except, except for, excepting, excluding, forby, modulo, modulus, not counting, other than, outtake, save, save for, saving, up to, with the exception of

Related Words

congruent, remainder