Definition:Congruence (Number Theory)/Modulus

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This page is about Modulus of Congruence. For other uses, see Modulus.

Definition

Let $x$ be congruent to $y$ modulo $m$.

The number $m$ in this congruence is known as the modulus of the congruence.


Linguistic Note

The plural of modulus is moduli.


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