What is Modulation (mathematics)?
In [[mathematics]], '''[[Operation (mathematics)#Modulation|modulation]]''' works out the [[remainder]] (what's left over) when we [[Division (mathematics)|divide]] two [[integer]]s (whole numbers without a fraction or a decimal) together. For example, 5 '''modulated by''' 2 is 1, because if we divide 5 by 2, then we get 2 (because <math>2	imes2=4</math>) with 1 left over. The symbol for modulation is <math>oldsymbolackslash</math>. People sometimes also write <math>mod</math>, though this notation is rarely used. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of MODULUS|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modulus|access-date=2021-02-06|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en}}</ref> Because [[computer]]s and [[calculator]]s store numbers in different ways, they sometimes use different steps to work out the '''modulus''' (what we get when we '''modulate''' two numbers). == Related pages == * [[Primitive root modulo n]] * [[Modular arithmetic]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Number theory]] [[Category:Arithmetics]] [[Category:Abstract algebra]] [[Category:Computer science]] {{math-stub}}