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  1. 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. …

  2. Primitive roots in arithmetic progression - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Apr 29, 2019 · Let a a be a primitive root modulo odd prime. Show that in an arithmetic progression a + kp a + k p, where k = 0, 1, …, p − 1 k = 0, 1,, p 1 there is exactly one number that is NOT a primitive …

  3. 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

  4. 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. …

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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 …

  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. How to get the primitive of - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Aug 24, 2018 · In preparation for an exam, I must find the primitive of e−x2 e x 2. But when I look up the equation in an integral list I get a primitive that seems way overcomplicated for the level of math they …

  10. What is a free group element that is not primitive?

    May 6, 2015 · A primitive element of a free group is an element of some basis of the free group. I have seen some recent papers on algorithmic problems concerning primitive elements of free groups, for …