
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 …
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.
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.
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 is of dimension 1. Now as stated, this is clearly false : for example, H1 is …
Prove that there are exactly $\\phi(p-1)$ primitive roots modulo a ...
Sep 18, 2019 · By the multiplication principle, it thus follows that there are at least ϕ(p − 1) ϕ (p 1) primitive roots modulo p p. We will show that these are in fact the only primitive roots.
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
Primitive roots of unity - Mathematics Stack Exchange
This question/post would not be a duplicate since this is the problem relating to primitive roots of unity. The other post linked relates to the non-primitive roots of unity.
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 …
Determine if a number is a primitive root - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Mar 7, 2018 · Determine if a number is a primitive root Ask Question Asked 7 years, 11 months ago Modified 7 years, 11 months ago