
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
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
What is a primitive polynomial? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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 it in more detail. …
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 …
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.
Primitive Roots modulo p - Mathematics Stack Exchange
I'm asked the following question: Prove that b b is a primitive root modulo p p the smallest positive exponent e e such that be ≡ 1 (mod p) b e ≡ 1 (mod p) is p − 1 p 1. I know that this could probably be …
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.
Creating an example of a primitive ring that isn't a simple ring
Nov 1, 2017 · The ring M2(Z) M 2 (Z) won't work: being right primitive is a Morita invariant property, so Z Z would also have to have that property. But a commutative primitive ring is a field, so Z Z is not …
Primitive subgroup of $ SU_n - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jun 9, 2022 · A maximal closed subgroup of SUn S U n is (almost) always primitive, see Properties of primitive matrix groups for the exception. And in particular a maximal closed subgroup which is finite …