modular arithmetic

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Synonyms: modulo arithmetic

Antonyms: modulo arithmetic

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|number theory}} Any system of [[arithmetic]] for [[integer]]s which, for some given positive [[integer]] ''n'', is equivalent to the [[set]] of integers being mapped onto the finite set {0, ... ''n''} according to [[congruence]] [[modulo]] ''n'', and in which [[addition]] and [[multiplication]] are defined consistently with the results of ordinary arithmetic being so mapped.

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