different between modulus vs modal

English

Noun

modulus (plural moduli)

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

Synonyms

• (programming): mod, %

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• Modulus in the 1920 edition of Encyclopedia Americana.

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin modulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mo?.dy.l?s/
• Hyphenation: mo?du?lus

Noun

modulus m (plural moduli)

1. (mathematics) modulus (absolute value of a complex number)
2. (physics) modulus (coefficient)

Derived terms

• elasticiteitsmodulus

Esperanto

Verb

modulus

1. conditional of moduli

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin modulus (“measure, rhythm”), diminutive of modus (“measure; manner, way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?modulu?]
• Hyphenation: mo?du?lus
• Rhymes: -u?

Noun

modulus (plural modulusok)

1. modulus

Declension

Derived terms

• Young-féle modulus

References

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from modus (“measure; manner, way”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?mo.du.lus/, [?m?d?????s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?mo.du.lus/, [?m??d?ulus]

Noun

modulus m (genitive modul?); second declension

1. a small measure or interval
2. (architecture) a module
3. (aqueducts) a water meter
4. (music) a rhythmical measure, interval, rhythm, mode, time

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Derived terms

• modul?t?
• modul?ti?
• modul?tor
• modul?tus
• modulor

Related terms

• modus

Descendants

• ? Catalan: motlle, mòdul
  • ? Spanish: molde
    • ? Portuguese: molde
• ? English: modulus
• ? Old French: modle, mole
  • ? English: mold, mould
  • French: moule
• ? French: module
  • ? English: module
• ? Italian: modulo
• ? Portuguese: módulo
• ? Russian: ??????? (módul?)
• ? Spanish: módulo

References

• modulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• modulus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• modulus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• modulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• modulus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

English

Etymology

From Middle French modal, from Medieval Latin modalis (“pertaining to a mode”), from Latin modus (“mode”); see mode. Compare to French, Spanish and Portuguese modal and Italian modale.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??d?l

Adjective

modal (comparative more modal, superlative most modal)

1. of, or relating to a mode or modus
2. (grammar) of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause
3. (music) of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient — and in medieval ecclesiastical music
4. (logic) of, or relating to the modality between propositions
5. (statistics) relating to the statistical mode.
6. (computing) Having separate modes in which user input has different effects.

   Antonym: modeless

7. (graphical user interface) Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.

   a modal dialog; a modal window

   Antonym: modeless

8. (metaphysics) Relating to the form of a thing rather to any of its attributes

Synonyms

• forming
• conditioning

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

modal (plural modals)

1. (logic) A modal proposition.
2. (linguistics) A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.
3. (grammar) A modal verb.

   • Using the same type of distributional criterion, we could argue that only a Verb (in its base form) can occur in the position marked — in (23) below to complete the sentence:
     (23)     They/it can —
     [...]
     Conversely, the only type of word which could be used to begin a three-word sentence such as (25) below:
     (25)     — I be frank?
     is a Modal: cf. [...]

4. (graphical user interface) A modal window, one that cannot be closed until a decision is made.
   • 1996, OOPSLA '96: Conference on Object-Oriented Programming Systems, Languages, and Applications (volume 31, issues 10-12)

     Modal screen elements are subtrees which, when activated, disable all elements external to them. Examples of modals are yes-no message boxes and the application itself.

Translations

See also

• semimodal

Further reading

• modal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• modal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Dolma, MOALD, dolma, domal

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus 'mode'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.dal/

Adjective

modal (feminine singular modale, masculine plural modaux, feminine plural modales)

1. modal

Derived terms

• modalité
• amodal

Noun

modal m (plural modaux)

1. a modal verb

Further reading

• “modal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo?da?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

modal (not comparable)

1. modal

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From Tamil ????? (mutal, “principal, fund, capital, money yielding interest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mo.d?al]
• Hyphenation: mo?dal

Noun

modal (first-person possessive modalku, second-person possessive modalmu, third-person possessive modalnya)

1. capital,
   1. money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
   2. (figuratively) goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• “modal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Adjective

modal m or f (plural modais, comparable)

1. modal (all senses)

Romanian

Etymology

From French modal

Adjective

modal m or n (feminine singular modal?, masculine plural modali, feminine and neuter plural modale)

1. modal

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

modal (plural modales)

1. modal

Related terms

• modales
• modalidad