modular arithmetics

A form of modular arithmetic — Any system of arithmetic for integers 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.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of modular arithmetic
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