modularlyadv.
/ˈmɒdjᵿləli/, /ˈmɒdʒᵿləli/, U.S. /ˈmɑdʒələrli/ According to modular principles.
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modularly1921
1921 Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 22 59 A concomitant the weights of whose terms are congruent to each other with respect to the modulus q is said to be modularly isobaric, modulo q.
1943 J. M. Wolfe First Course Cryptanal. (rev. ed.) II. 19 The Vigenere operates on a modular addition while the Nihilist substitution does not. If the Nihilist addition were performed modularly, then all cipher numbers would be within the range of 4 from each other.
1972 Sci. Amer. Mar. 121/1 We live..in a world modularly constructed on the strictest rules; every atom is a storehouse of natural units.
1981 Daily Tel. 24 Sept. 3 (advt.) Microfact will grow modularly, in both capacity and cost, as your business demands more of it.
1991 Euromoney Jan. 88/2 These nodes..can be plugged together modularly, resulting in an unprecedented..increase in computing speed and power as more and more nodes are added.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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