
calculus - Why is "antiderivative" also known as "primitive ...
Jan 6, 2019 · The so-called primitive function f f, which was the starting point and so came first, the root meaning of primitive (Lat. primus, first), is what we might call an antiderivative or integral of p p. …
Finding a primitive root of a prime number
Jan 3, 2015 · How would you find a primitive root of a prime number such as 761? How do you pick the primitive roots to test? Randomly? Thanks
What are primitive roots modulo n? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
I'm trying to understand what primitive roots are for a given mod n mod n. Wolfram's definition is as follows: A primitive root of a prime p p is an integer g g such that g (mod p) g (mod p) has …
What is a primitive polynomial? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
9 What is a primitive polynomial? I was looking into some random number generation algorithms and 'primitive polynomial' came up a sufficient number of times that I decided to look into it in more detail. …
Find the Primitive Roots - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Mar 23, 2019 · There are indeed ϕ(ϕ(31)) = 8 ϕ (ϕ (31)) = 8 primitive roots modulo 31 31 and you can find them as described here: Finding a primitive root of a prime number For example, 3k ≡ 1 mod 31 …
primitive n-th roots of unity - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jan 21, 2012 · Show that the primitive n-th roots of unity have the form e2kiπ/n e 2 k i π / n for k, n k, n coprime for 0 ≤ k ≤ n 0 ≤ k ≤ n. Since all primitive n-th roots of unity are n-th roots of unity by …
Primitive roots modulo n - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 14, 2014 · It can be proven that a primitive root modulo $n$ exists if and only if $$n \in \ { 1,2 , 4, p^k, 2 p^k \}$$ with $p$ odd prime. For each $n$ of this form there are exactly $\phi (n)$ primitive roots.
Primitive roots in arithmetic progression - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Apr 29, 2019 · Let a a be a primitive root modulo odd prime. Show that in an arithmetic progression a + kp a + k p, where k = 0, 1, …, p − 1 k = 0, 1,, p 1 there is exactly one number that is NOT a primitive …
Maximal Subgroups and Point Stabilizers of Primitive Group Actions
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Find the number of primitive elements - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Oct 29, 2014 · How can i find the number of primitive elements over the field of order q? GF(27) for example. Is there a formula that I can follow? I'm really confused on how to find them. Any help …