
calculus - Why is "antiderivative" also known as "primitive ...
2019年1月6日 · 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 …
What is a primitive polynomial? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
2010年7月31日 · 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 …
Finding a primitive root of a prime number
2023年5月16日 · 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
algebraic number theory - Proving Dirichlet character is primitive ...
2023年9月29日 · There is only one primitive quadratic Dirichlet character modulo N N, namely the one induced by (Δ(⋅) (Δ ( ⋅ ), where Δ Δ is the discrimininant with absolute value N N.
When first encountering a set of primitive inference rules, how do …
2021年9月4日 · When first encountering a set of primitive inference rules, how do we approach the derivation of the very first derivable inference rules? Ask Question Asked 4 years, 4 …
Primitive subgroup of $ SU_n - Mathematics Stack Exchange
2022年6月9日 · Wow! this is a beautiful proof of the fact that every primitive finite subgroup of $ SU_n $ is contained in a maximal finite subgroup of $ SU_n $. Earlier I claimed that a finite …
Ian Stewart, Definition for Primitive Root of Unity
2025年9月25日 · This definition seems different from what I have seen elsewhere. For example, one has the definition Def 2: A primitive n n -th root of unity is an n n -th root of 1 that is not a …
euclidean algorithm - Proof of Euclid's formula for primitive ...
2019年7月6日 · To get a Primitive Pythagorean triple, m m and n n have to co-prime and not both odd. I wanted to understand the proof of this formula. I don't understand this part of the proof …
primitive idempotents in semisimple rings - Mathematics Stack …
2017年1月28日 · Artin-Wedderburn matrix decomposition holds for every semisimple ring. The first chapter of T.Y. Lam's book "A first course in noncommutative rings" should have …
Why choose sets to be the primitive objects in mathematics rather …
2021年7月31日 · However, it is the set, rather than the tuple, that is chosen as the primitive object. Why is it useful for the foundations of mathematics that sets have very little "structure", …