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

    Jan 6, 2019 · While antiderivative, primitive, and indefinite integral are synonymous in the United States, other languages seem not to have any equivalent terms for antiderivative. As others have pointed out …

  2. 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. …

  3. Affine type primitive group - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Feb 27, 2023 · By the definition it looks like 'Every solvable primitive groups are of affine type primitive groups only.' Is the converse true ? i.e. Is it true that every affine primitive permutation groups are

  4. 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

  5. number theory - Given 2 is a primitive root mod 19, find all solutions ...

    Mar 23, 2019 · Could you please help me solve the following problem? 2 is a primitive root mod 19. Using this information, find all solutions to x^12 ≡ 7 (mod 19) and x^12 ≡ 6 (mod 19) I think I would …

  6. Primitive Central Idempotent - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Sep 29, 2020 · The definition, given in the text, of primitive central idempotent element e e is if e e is central and has no proper decomposition as a sum of orthogonal central idempotent elements.

  7. Ian Stewart, Definition for Primitive Root of Unity

    Sep 25, 2025 · Def 1: A primitive $n$ -th root of unity is an $n$ -th root of 1 that is not an $m$ -th root of 1 for any proper divisor $m$ of $n$. This definition seems different from what I have seen elsewhere.

  8. 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 …

  9. Is there a formula that genrates only and all primitive Pythagorean ...

    Sep 21, 2023 · Is there a formula that genrates only and all primitive Pythagorean triples? Ask Question Asked 2 years, 4 months ago Modified 2 years, 4 months ago

  10. Primitive $6^{th}$ root of unity - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    3 Why does any extension of Q Q that contains a root of x6 + 3 x 6 + 3 have to contain a primitive 6th 6 t h root of unity?