Module, Proportion, Symmetry, Rhythm - Architecture of Crystals - Patterns of Growth - Modularity of Knowing - Review of Proportion - Duality and Synthesis in the Music of Béla Bartók - The Essence of Rhythm - The Modular Principle and Biological Form - The Unit and the Whole
R E F E R E N C E S
Module n [L modulus] [ca. 1628] 1: a standard or unit of measurement 2: the size of some one part taken as a unit of measure by which the proportions of an architectural composition are regulated 3a: any in a series of standardized units for use together as [1]: a unit of furniture or architecture [2]: an educational unit which covers a single subject or topic b: a usu. packaged functional assembly of electronic components for use with other such assemblies 4: an independently operable unit that is a part of the total structure of a space vehicle 5a: a subset of an additive group that is also a group under addition b: a mathematical set that is a commutative group under addition and that is closed under multiplication which is distributive from the left or right or both by elements of a ring and for which a[bx] = [ab]x or [xb]a = x[ba] or both where a and b are elements of the ring and x belongs to the set
Modulo prep [NL, abl. of modulus] [1879]: with respect to a modulus [small measure . . . . factor] of <19 and 54 are congruent __7].
Modus operandi n [NL] [1654]: a method of procedure
Modus vivendi n [NL, manner of living] [ca. 1879] 1: a feasible arrangement or practical compromise; esp: one that bypasses difficulties 2: a manner of living: a way of life
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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