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Modular Congruence

Definition: Two integers x and y are congruent modulo m if they have the same remainder when divided by m:

x = m y : <=> (x mod m) = (y mod m).

Proposition: = m is an equivalence relation, for every m in Z>0.


Author: Wolfgang Schreiner
Last Modification: January 12, 2000

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