quadratic residue

Noun

Meaning

quadratic residue (plural quadratic residues)

(number theory, modular arithmetic) For given positive integer n, any integer that is congruent to some square m modulo n.

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Antonyms

quadratic nonresidue

Examples

An integer a is a quadratic residue modulo p if it is congruent to a perfect square modulo p and is a quadratic nonresidue modulo p otherwise. Source: Internet

These are the nonzero codewords of the quadratic residue code of length 7 over the field of 2 elements. Source: Internet

See also the article quadratic residue for details. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

quadratic nonresidue quadratic polynomial quadratic reciprocity quadratic surd quadratical quadratically