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modular

(mŏj′ə-lər)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or based on a module or modulus.

2. Constructed out of usually prefabricated units with standardized dimensions, allowing for easy assembly and flexible arrangement: modular furniture; modular homes.

3. Mathematics

a. Of or relating to fields having a characteristic greater than zero.

b. Of or relating to structured equivalence classes.

4. Biology Relating to, exhibiting, or being a pattern of growth in which similar morphological units, called modules, are added repeatedly.

mod′u·lar n.

mod′u·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.

mod′u·lar·ly adv.

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