
calculus - Why is "antiderivative" also known as "primitive ...
Jan 6, 2019 · At least in the United States, it seems that antiderivative is the more prevalent term although primitive does still get used. It seems that primitive is commonly used abroad. While …
What are primitive roots modulo n? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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Jun 6, 2016 · So you find the first primitive root by taking any number, calculating its powers until the result is 1, and if p = 13 you must have 12 different powers until the result is 1 to have a …
discrete mathematics - Understanding the definition of primitive ...
Dec 7, 2020 · I'm a little (truthfully really) lost with the definition of primitive recursion. Here is the definition for primitive recursive functions that we have in our course (translated from German): …
What is a primitive polynomial? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 31, 2010 · 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 …
What is the difference between total recursive and primitive …
Oct 24, 2011 · Each primitive recursive function is defined by a particular finite set of recursion equations, in terms of a fixed set of basic functions. We can use this to define an effective …
complex analysis - Do holomorphic functions have primitive ...
Mar 16, 2022 · Then it can be shown that every holomorphic function $\Omega\to\mathbb C$ has a primitive if and only if $\Omega$ is simply connected. Meaning that $\Omega$ has no holes. …
Primitive polynomials - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Aug 10, 2015 · $\begingroup$ @DonAntonio: Primitive polynomial has a standard meaning in the context of finite fields. A polynomial is said to be primitive, if its zero generates the …
What is a primitive root? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Sep 1, 2015 · I sometimes find it helpful to think of primitive roots as akin to logarithms...that is, a way to change multiplication into addition. For example, let's consider powers of $3$ …
What are prime and primitive polynomials? - Mathematics Stack …
May 30, 2016 · I will really appreciate if someone could give example of these and explain what makes them primitive and prime. e.g about polynomials used in Cyclic Redundancy Check that …