residue class
Mathematics
noun
The class of all the whole numbers that are congruent to one another modulo a given number.
- E.g. 2, 5, 8, 11, etc., are members of a residue class modulo 3 because when divided by 3 they all give the same remainder, 2..
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society.
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