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10 Nov 2025 20:45:46 EST (-0500)
  Re: What does the 'mod' operator do?  
From: Thorsten
Date: 10 Nov 2025 13:55:55
Message: <6912353b$1@news.povray.org>
On 10.11.2025 12:13, Kenneth wrote:
> When I was first querying Google about this topic and read the AI summary--
> which changes by the minute, apparently-- it also suggested a particular
> video...which I now can't find. The mathematician host quickly discussed some
> typical (i.e. pure-integer) examples of using mod...but then began a rather
> abstract discourse on how modulo should be thought of in other NON-math
> contexts. I had real trouble following it, but my own takeaway would be
> *something* like this (not his own original example, which I didn't understand):

Well, have you considered that "AI" in the sense of large language 
models is the equivalent of a parrot? ;-)

Maybe a real source of information edited by humans might help? Apart 
from a good math book, try https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo , which 
is reasonably complete and free human-made information.


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