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Jacobi symbol

noun

Etymology

Named after German mathematician Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, who introduced the notation in 1837.

Definitions

  1. A mathematical function of integer a and odd positive integer b, generally written (a/b),…

    A mathematical function of integer a and odd positive integer b, generally written (a/b), based on, for each of the prime factors pᵢ of b, whether a is a quadratic residue or nonresidue modulo pᵢ.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Jacobi symbol. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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