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is a somewhat informal term that means declaring things equivalent that otherwise would be considered distinct. For example, suppose the sequence 1 4 2 8 5 7 is to be regarded as the same as the sequence 7 1 4 2 8 5, because each is a
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which itself means "a small measure") is often used to assert that two distinct mathematical objects can be regarded as equivalent—if their difference is accounted for by an additional factor. It was initially introduced into
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in 1801. Since then, the term has gained many meanings—some exact and some imprecise (such as equating "modulo" with "except for"). For the most part, the term often occurs in statements of the form:
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as applied to functional programming, "operating modulo" is special jargon which refers to mapping a functor to a category by highlighting or defining remainders.
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Bullynck, Maarten (2009-02-01). "Modular arithmetic before C.F. Gauss: Systematizations and discussions on remainder problems in 18th-century Germany".
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is finite, that is, you can remove a finite piece from the first subset, then add a finite piece to it, and get the second subset as a result.
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The term has gained many meanings over the years—some exact and some imprecise. The most general precise definition is simply in terms of an
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The term "modulo" can be used differently—when referring to different mathematical structures. For example:
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This article is about the general term in mathematics. For the operation, see
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out a normal subgroup (or an ideal) from a group (or ring) is often called "
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13 − 63 is a multiple of 10 (equiv., 13 and 63 differ by a multiple of 10).
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are the same—except for differences accounted for or explained by
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Gauss originally intended to use "modulo" as follows: given the
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as being one space modulo another; thus, for example, that a
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operation: given two numbers (either integer or real),
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