Definitions For Modulo

Noun

MODULO (uncountable) (computing) The operation or function that returns the remainder of one number divided by another. : Synonym: modulus

Preposition

{{en-prep}} (mathematics) Given a specified modulus of. : {{ux, en, 21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9.}} : {{ux, en, Thus 21 modulo 9 is 3, because when 21 is divided by 9, the remainder is 3.}} (technical) Except for differences accounted for by. : Synonym: up to : {{ux, en, "A is the same as B modulo C" means A is the same as B except for differences accounted for by C.}} {{rfquote-sense, en}} (extended use) With due allowance for (a specified exception or particular detail). : Synonym: barring, except for, save for, Thesaurus:except : {{ux, en, 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.}} : {{ux, en, All mammals, modulo the monotremes, give birth to live young.}}