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Module homomorphism
A module homomorphism, also called an R-linear map, is a map between modules over a ring preserving addition and scalar multiplication; over a field it is a linear map.
Module over a restricted Lie algebra
A module over a restricted Lie algebra is a representation compatible with the pth power map, organized around reduced enveloping algebras and baby Verma modules in prime characteristic.
Modules (C++)
Modules are a C++20 language feature replacing header files, exporting declarations compiled into binary form and loaded with import; they were merged into the C++20 draft in 2019.
Moduli of algebraic curves
The moduli of algebraic curves, also called the Deligne–Mumford moduli space of curves, is the geometric object parametrizing smooth projective curves of fixed genus up to isomorphism.
Moduli space
A moduli space is a geometric space whose points correspond to isomorphism classes of objects like Riemann surfaces or vector bundles, recording how they vary.
Moduli stack of elliptic curves
The moduli stack of elliptic curves, written M₁,₁ or M_ell, is the Deligne–Mumford stack that classifies elliptic curves and serves as the geometric home of modular forms.
Modulo
Modulo, also known as the mod or modulus operator, returns the remainder when one integer is divided by another; Gauss introduced it in his 1801 Disquisitiones Arithmeticae.
Modulor
The Modulor is Le Corbusier's anthropometric proportion system, developed 1943–1950 around a 1.83 m figure, the golden section, and red (113 cm) and blue (226 cm) series, published in Le Modulor (1950) and Modulor 2 (1955) and applied in his post-war buildings.
Modulr
Modulr, also known as Modulr Finance Limited, is a London financial technology company providing embedded payments as a service through APIs, founded in 2016 and backed by General Atlantic.
Modulus of continuity
The modulus of continuity of a function measures the largest amount it can change over pairs of points no farther apart than a given distance.
Modupe Alakija
Modupe Folarin Alakija is a Nigerian businessman who co-founded Famfa Oil Limited with his wife Folorunso Alakija in 1991, chairs its board, and holds 50 percent of the company.
Modus Anomali
Modus Anomali (Ritual) is a 2012 Indonesian psychological thriller written and directed by Joko Anwar, produced by Sheila Timothy for LifeLike Pictures. Rio Dewanto plays a man hunting his missing family through woods planted with alarm clocks; premiered at SXSW 2012.
Modus ponens
Modus ponens, also called the law of detachment, is a valid rule of inference in propositional logic: from if A then B, and A, infer B.
Modus tollens
Modus tollens, or denying the consequent, is a valid rule of inference in propositional logic: from a conditional p → q and the denial ¬q, one infers ¬p.
Modus vivendi (diplomacy)
Modus vivendi (plural modi vivendi), in diplomacy, a temporary or provisional international agreement meant to be replaced by a more permanent arrangement; usually informal, never requiring ratification, as in the 1905 Dominican and 1941 US-Japan cases.
Modyssey
Modyssey is a seven-member Chinese boy group formed through Mnet's reality show Planet C: Home Race, managed by Onecead, which debuted on April 13, 2026 with the single album 1.Got Hooked: An Addictive Symphony.
Moe (萌え) (slang)
Moe (萌え) is Japanese slang for strong affection toward a person or thing, especially fictional anime, manga, and game characters; coined around 1990 in otaku communities, a 2005 buzzword award top-ten entry, borrowed into Chinese as 萌 (méng).
Moe anthropomorphism
Moe anthropomorphism, also called gijinka (擬人化), is the anime, manga, and game practice of turning non-human things, animals, objects, brands, nations, or concepts, into cute human characters; early examples include the 1982 Gundam MS Girl, Toy's 1998 iMac Girl, and the 2003 OS-tan series.
Moe Berg
Moe Berg (Morris Berg, 1902-1972), MLB catcher and shortstop for 15 seasons (.243, 6 HR), Princeton and Columbia Law graduate who spied for the OSS in World War II, including the 1944 Heisenberg mission in Zurich.
Moe Greene
Moe Greene is the fictional Jewish mobster and Las Vegas casino owner in The Godfather, played by Alex Rocco, modeled on Bugsy Siegel and killed by a shot through the eye, the "Moe Greene Special."
Moe Howard
Moe Howard, born Moses Harry Horwitz (1897–1975), was an American actor and comedian who led the Three Stooges, dispensing eye-gouges and mallet blows in nearly 200 comedy shorts.
Moe incest case
The Moe incest case is an Australian criminal case from Moe, Victoria, in which a man was sentenced in 2010 to over 22 years in prison for decades of incest against his daughter.
Moe Sbihi
Moe Sbihi (Mohamed Karim Sbihi), born 1988, British rower, first Muslim to represent Team GB in rowing; Olympic gold in the coxless four at Rio 2016 and bronzes in the eight at London 2012 and Tokyo 2020, MBE, Tokyo flag bearer.
Moe Szyslak
Moe Szyslak, or Moammar Szyslak, is the cynical bartender of Moe's Tavern in Springfield on The Simpsons, best known for the prank calls from Bart Simpson.
Moe Tucker
Moe Tucker (Maureen Ann Tucker, born 1944) is the American drummer of the Velvet Underground, joined December 1965 replacing Angus MacLise. Known for standing, mallet-driven, cymbal-free minimalism; sat out Loaded; solo albums; Rock Hall 1996; later Tea Party supporter.
Moe Z. Win
Moe Z. Win is an American electrical engineer, the Robert R. Taylor Professor at MIT, known for ultra-wideband radio research and the paper "Fundamental Limits of Wideband Localization."
MOEA/D
MOEA/D (Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Decomposition) is an evolutionary algorithm, proposed by Qingfu Zhang and Hui Li in 2007, that decomposes a multiobjective optimization problem into scalar subproblems solved simultaneously.
Moebius syndrome
Moebius syndrome (Möbius syndrome), a rare congenital cranial dysinnervation disorder with nonprogressive facial weakness and limited eye abduction, sporadic in most cases, no unifying genetic cause, managed supportively by multidisciplinary care.
MoEDAL
MoEDAL, the Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC, is a passive CERN detector at Interaction Point 8 searching for magnetic monopoles and other highly ionizing particles.
Moeen Ali
Moeen Ali (Moeen Munir Ali, born 1987, Birmingham), English all-rounder; 298 England matches 2014-2024, 204 Test wickets, won 2019 World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup, first British Asian England T20I captain.