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Ratio vs Modulus - What's the difference?

ratio | modulus |

As nouns the difference between ratio and modulus

is that ratio is a number representing a comparison between two things while modulus is the base with respect to which a congruence is computed.

ratio

English

(wikipedia ratio)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A number representing a comparison between two things.
  • (arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
  • (legal) Short for ratio decidendi.

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    modulus

    English

    (wikipedia modulus)

    Noun

    (moduli)
  • (mathematics) The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
  • (mathematics) The absolute value of a complex number.
  • (physics) A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.
  • (computing, programming) An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers.

    • Synonyms

    * (programming) mod,

    Derived terms

    * modulus of elasticity

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