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modulus

noun

  1. continuous parameter of a physical theory, often set as the vacuum expectation value of a scalar field (either elementary or composite) along the minima of its potential
  2. formal product of places of a number field
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Pronunciation: /ˈmɒdjʊləs/ / /-dʒʊ-/ / /ˈmɑdʒələs/

noun

Etymology: Learned borrowing from French module as Latin modulus. Doublet of module and mold.

  1. The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
  2. The absolute value of a complex number.
  3. A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.
  4. A scalar field controlling the shape and size of extra dimensions in a compactification.
  5. An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers.