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a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
modulus
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noun
the absolute value of a complex number
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noun
an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers
2 is a modulus of 5 and 9
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noun
(physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance