##  [Modular Reduction](/modular-reduction) 

  ##  [Modular Reduction](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/modular-reduction-0) 

  

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Definition

The operation of replacing an integer by its remainder upon division by a specified modulus n, i.e., projecting Z onto the residue class ring Z/nZ and working with congruence classes rather than absolute integers.