
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
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
algebraic number theory - Proving Dirichlet character is primitive ...
Sep 29, 2023 · 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 we ...
Sep 4, 2021 · 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 months ago …
Primitive subgroup of $ SU_n - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jun 9, 2022 · 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 subgroup of $ SU_n …
What is a primitive polynomial? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 31, 2010 · 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 …
euclidean algorithm - Proof of Euclid's formula for primitive ...
Jul 6, 2019 · 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 which is also …
primitive idempotents in semisimple rings - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jan 28, 2017 · 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 everything you need.
Why choose sets to be the primitive objects in mathematics rather than ...
Jul 31, 2021 · 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", and would their be any …
algebraic geometry - Primitive cohomology (problems with intuition ...
Mar 19, 2018 · Using the non-primitive cohomology, your claim is now that the middle non-primitive cohomology NonPrimn N o n P r i m n is of dimension 1. Now as stated, this is clearly false : for …