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mo·du·lus

(moj'yū-lŭs, mod'yū-),

A coefficient expressing the magnitude of a physical property by a numeric value.

[L. dim. of modus, a measure, quantity]

mo·du·lus

(mod'yū-lŭs)

A coefficient expressing the magnitude of a physical property by a numerical value.
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mo·du·lus

(mod'yū-lŭs)

A coefficient expressing the magnitude of a physical property by a numerical value.

modulus

(moj´ələs),
n a constant that numerically indicates the amount in which a certain property is possessed by any object.

modulus of elasticity,

n See elasticity, modulus of.

modulus of resilience,

n See resilience, modulus of.

modulus of rigidity,

n See rigidity.

modulus, Young's,

n.pr See elasticity, modulus of.

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F] of the matrix) to temporarily obtain smaller eigenvalues with absolute values in the unit interval and thus smaller polynomial ratios.

F] (as we decided to do), the absolute values norm, the 1-norm [parallel] A[[parallel].

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Several coefficients in the recursion have to be computed only once for the given matrix A, for instance, the squares of the absolute values of all the lower quasiseparable generators.

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