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tag: 03BR7SAX0Q
kind: concept
name: Modulo operation
msc: [11A07]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q1799665
  wikipedia: Modulo
---

## Summary

The modulo operation takes two integers $a$ and $n$ with $n \neq 0$, and gives the remainder of the division of $a$ by $n$.
We write the result as $a \bmod n$.
The [[definition of the modulo operation|04FHQSJCQ5]] gives the convention that this graph uses.