🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

modulo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmɔ.du.lo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Modulo/ˈmɔː.du.lo/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il modulo di un numero complesso rappresenta la sua magnitudine."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A standard or independent unit used in construction, design, or mathematics to maintain proportional consistency.

    "The entire architectural facade was designed using a strict modular grid."
  2. 2

    In mathematics and computing, the operation or remainder resulting from division of one number by another.

    "The algorithm uses a modulo operation to cycle through the available array indices."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin modulus, a diminutive of modus meaning 'measure' or 'manner'. It entered English and Italian via mathematical and architectural terminology to denote a standard or proportional unit of measure.

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