Complete Definition of "module"

see|modulé
wikipedia|dab=module
English

Etymology
From MF. #French|module, from L. modulus

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�m�dju�l/
(General American|US) IPA|/�m�ʤu�l/

Noun
en-noun

  1. A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
  2. architecture A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.
  3. computing A section of a program; a subroutine.
  4. A unit of education covering a single topic.
  5. A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
  6. mathematics An abelian group.

<i>K</i>-module, module over <i>K</i>

  1. mathematics An algebraic structure which behaves just like a vector space over a field F, except that F is replaced by K, a commutative ring with unit.

#: Any module extends easily into a <math>\mathbb{Z}</math>-module.

Related terms
modularize/modularise
modular
modularized

Translations

French: #French|module
German: Modul n, Modul m italbrac|mathematics

Category:English nouns


French
Etymology
From L. modulus.

Noun
en-noun|m

  1. module#English|module

Category:French nouns

ar:module
et:module
fa:module
fr:module
io:module
it:module
nl:module
pt:module
ru:module
fi:module
sv:module
vi:module
zh:module

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