Legendre symbol

短语

词形变化

Legendre symbols 复数 Legendre symbols

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mathematical function of an integer and a prime number, written (a/p), which indicates whether a is a quadratic residue modulo p.

    数学

    1994, James K. Strayer, Elementary Number Theory, Waveland Press, 2002, Reissue, page 109, Our only method at present for the computation of Legendre symbols requires a possible consideration of (p-1)/2 congruences (unless, of course, we are fortunate enough to encounter the desired quadratic residue along the way).

词源

Named after French mathematician Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752–1833), who introduced the symbol in 1798 in his work Essai sur la Théorie des Nombres ("Essay on the Theory of Numbers").

来源：wiktionary