modulusnoun [ S ]
/ˈmɒd.jə.ləs//ˈmɑː.dʒə.ləs/specializedthe distance from zero of a number on a number line:
From these numbers you can calculate the modulus.
Synonym
absolute value
More examples
- -1000 or -1000 000 can be described as negative numbers with a large modulus.
- Some results about modulus can be illustrated by the distance between points on a number line.
- So the modulus of a complex number is just a generalisation of the modulus you have used previously.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Numbering & counting
- absolute value
- cash
- cash up
- count
- count sth out
- counter
- decimal
- headcount
- innumerate
- number
- number line
- numerate
- pagination
- reckon
- reckon sth in
- recount 1
- run
- run into sth
- standard form
- tot sth up
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