modulus
mod.u.lus \'ma:j-*-l*s\ \-*-.li-, -.le-\ n or mod.u.li [NL, fr. L, small measure] pl 1: a constant or coefficient that expresses numerically the degree in which a property is possessed by a substance or body 2a: ABSOLUTE VALUE 2b: an integer that when divided into the difference of two numbers leaves no remainder 2c: the factor by which a logarithm of a number to one base is multiplied t o obtain the logarithm of the number to a new base