Chinese remainder theorem

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词形变化

the Chinese remainder theorem

释义与例句

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    A theorem stating that, if one knows the remainders of the Euclidean division of an integer n by several integers, then one can determine uniquely the remainder of the division of n by the product of these integers, under the condition that the divisors are pairwise coprime.

    数学

词源

The earliest known formulation of the theorem was in the Chinese Sun Zi's Mathematical Manual circa 400 AD.

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