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root of unity

noun

Definitions

  1. An element of a given field (especially, a complex number) x such that for some positive…

    An element of a given field (especially, a complex number) x such that for some positive integer n, xⁿ = 1.

    • We now show that the primitive n-th roots of unity generate the other n-th roots of unity.
    • A nice application of Hensel's Lemma is to determine which roots of unity can be found in #92;Q#95;p.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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