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Modulus (Set)

The name for the Set of Integers modulo $m$, denoted $\Bbb{Z}\backslash m\Bbb{Z}$. If $m$ is a Prime $p$, then the modulus is a Finite Field $\Bbb{F}_p = \Bbb{Z}\backslash p\Bbb{Z}$.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26