Jul 8, 2013 · The modulo operation returns the remainder or signed remainder of a division, after one number is divided by another, the latter being called the modulus of the operation. …

Aug 28, 2010 · Possible Duplicate: Recognizing when to use the mod operator What are the practical uses of modulus? I know what modulo division is. The first scenario which comes to …

The modulo operator always yields a result with the same sign as its second operand (or zero); the absolute value of the result is strictly smaller than the absolute value of the second …

How does the % operator (modulo, remainder) work? Asked 13 years, 1 month ago Modified 1 year, 1 month ago Viewed 337k times

Jul 22, 2016 · I had read that the remainder or result of modulo operator is supposed to be always positive, but this is not the case in R, and the definition and example provide here explain the …

1 That is the modulo operator, which finds the remainder of division of one number by another. So in this case a will be the remainder of b divided by c.

Oct 7, 2010 · Exactly how does the % operator work in Python, particularly when negative numbers are involved? For example, why does -5 % 4 evaluate to 3, rather than, say, -1?

The modulo operation returning only non-negative results, Rob referred to this as "mod", is called Euclidean modulo in this answer. The answer calls the behavior of Java's remainder operator …

Mar 24, 2013 · I'll bet my bottom dollar that the modulo operator isn't going to be among them. As far as the specific example goes, only benchmarking can tell which is faster on your specific …

Jul 30, 2012 · Modulo and remainder operators differ with respect to negative values. With a remainder operator, the sign of the result is the same as the sign of the dividend (numerator) …