Definition:Congruence (Number Theory)/Linguistic Note
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Linguistic Note on Congruence Modulo $m$
The word modulo comes from the Latin for with modulus, that is, with measure.
Sources
- 1965: J.A. Green: Sets and Groups ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 2.5$. Congruence of integers (footnote)