余数 (yú shù) — remainder (in arithmetic); complement (in number theory or modular arithmetic)
Definition
Strict mathematical term for the remainder left after division — the leftover amount when one integer does not divide evenly into another (e.g., 10 ÷ 3 leaves 余数 1).
noun
remainder (in arithmetic)complement (in number theory or modular arithmetic)
Examples
- ，余数。Shí chú yǐ sān, yú shù shì yī.Ten divided by three, the remainder is one.
- 余数。Zhè dào tí de yú shù shì wǔ.The remainder in this problem is five.
- ，余数。Zài mó yùn suàn zhōng, yú shù bù néng dà yú chú shù.In modular arithmetic, the remainder cannot be larger than the divisor.
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