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Exponent
Mathematics; Number theory
A number that shows how many times a number is multiplied by itself. The exponent usually appears in smaller size.
Decimal
Mathematics; Number theory
A number that is written using a period called a decimal point that separates some of the number's digits from the rest.
Mach number
Mathematics; Number theory
The ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in air is known as its Mach number in general science.
Strong pseudoprime test
Mathematics; Number theory
A pseudoprime test. Let N -1 = 2 s q . If there is some r in the range 0 r s such that b ( N -1)/2^ r =-1(mod N ) and b ( N -1)/2^( r -1) =1(mod N ) then N is called an strong ...
Field
Mathematics; Number theory
A field is an algebraic structure with two operators (commonly called addition (+) and multiplication (*)) which satisfies the condition that elements of the field form an Abelian group under ...
Extension
Mathematics; Number theory
A field E is called an extension of another field F if F is contained in E as a subfield. Examples include the Galois fields, as they are all extensions of the integers modulo a prime p .
Factor
Mathematics; Number theory
Factors are used to separate a number (or a polynomial) into a product of other numbers. These other numbers are called factors. Thus 15 is factored as 15=3*5. A non-trivial factorization has no ...
