@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 3 months agoAcademic writingmander.xyzimagemessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1992arrow-down114
arrow-up1978arrow-down1imageAcademic writingmander.xyz@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square105fedilink
minus-square@MBMlinkEnglish3•3 months agoThe division operator of a Galois field (I prefer “finite field”, because it’s more descriptive) is nothing like the what computers usually use for unsigned integers. Like, if you’re working mod 5, then 3/2 = 4 (because 2 * 4 = 8 = 3 mod 5).
The division operator of a Galois field (I prefer “finite field”, because it’s more descriptive) is nothing like the what computers usually use for unsigned integers. Like, if you’re working mod 5, then 3/2 = 4 (because 2 * 4 = 8 = 3 mod 5).