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  1. calculus - Why is "antiderivative" also known as "primitive ...

    Jan 6, 2019 · If I had to guess, I would say that calling the antiderivative as primitive is of French origin. Is one term more popular than the other?

  2. lambda calculus - Show that subtraction is primitive recursive ...

    Dec 12, 2022 · I have noticed that you have been asking countless questions within the "lambda calculus" tag, and have not been accepting or commenting on any of the answers. Why is that?

  3. Proof of Euclid's formula for primitive Pythagorean Triples

    Jul 6, 2019 · The definition of primitive Pythagorean triples (ppt)is well documented in the literature so I will not repeat it here. The sides of a ppt a,b,c, one leg a is odd. I call this the odd leg. The leg b even …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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

  6. finite fields - Irreducible polynomial, Primitive Polynomial and ...

    Nov 18, 2016 · I read about irreducible polynomial, primitive polynomial and minimal polynomial and now i am not able to differentiate between them, its chaos in my mind. Can somebody describe what they …

  7. number theory - Verify that $x$ is a primitive root modulo $n ...

    How can we the quickest to test whether $x$ is a primitive root modulo $n$?

  8. Primitive polynomials - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Aug 10, 2015 · I am revising for a discrete mathematics exam and as quite stuck on this question. Show that the polynomial f =x2 + 2x + 3 ∈Z5[x] f = x 2 + 2 x + 3 ∈ Z 5 [x] is primitive. How many monic …

  9. real analysis - What is the necessary and sufficient condition for the ...

    Let $f$ be a function defined on $[a,b]$. Now, under what condition does a primitive of f exists and if it exists how do we find it and its domain? I think, if $f$ is ...

  10. Equivalent definition of primitive Dirichlet character

    Mar 9, 2021 · This is likely to be a stupid question, but I can't tell which part is going wrong. Let χ: (Z/N)× → S1 χ: (Z / N) × → S 1 be a Dirichlet character mod N N. I found the definition is that χ χ is primitive …