
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?
What are primitive roots modulo n? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
I'm trying to understand what primitive roots are for a given $\bmod\ n$. Wolfram's definition is as follows: A primitive root of a prime $p$ is an integer $g$ such ...
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?
Finding a primitive root of a prime number
May 16, 2023 · 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
Primitive polynomials - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 14, 2016 · What do you call "primitive polynomial over a finite field" to, please? Could it be you actually meant "irreducible"?
Prove that [x/y] is a primitive recursive function
Dec 9, 2013 · Yeah, sorry about that. I thought that you had an issue with proving the theorem, not that $ [x/y]$ is primitive recursive.
How can I use python to find all the primitive roots of a number …
May 18, 2021 · Instead of "if gcd (modulo, num)" you should use "if gcd (modulo, num) == 1". This works for 6 on my machine, correctly predicting that mod 6 the only primitive root is 5. Your …
What is a primitive root? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Sep 1, 2015 · I have read that, but essentially what I want to know is, can a primitive root be defined in a simpler, easier to understand way? For my level of mathematics, some of the …
Equivalent definition of primitive Dirichlet character
Mar 9, 2021 · Thanks a lot for the answer! For the last paragraph I think it is a difference in the convention: My text directly defines a Dirichlet character $\mod q$ is primitive ...
Derivative of square root - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Nov 12, 2016 · What would be the derivative of square roots? For example if I have $2 \\sqrt{x}$ or $\\sqrt{x}$. I'm unsure how to find the derivative of these and include them especially in …