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<h2><a name="AlffPlaceDeg"></a>
AlffPlaceDeg
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Computes the degree of a place.

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Syntax:
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<pre>d := AlffPlaceDeg(P);</pre>

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<td>integer</td>
<td><pre>  d  </pre></td>
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<td>alff place</td>
<td><pre>  P  </pre></td>
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See also:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="kashref.html#AlffPlaceSplit">AlffPlaceSplit</a>, <a href="kashref.html#AlffPlaceRam">AlffPlaceRam</a>, <a href="kashref.html#AlffPlaceResDeg">AlffPlaceResDeg</a>

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Description:
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This function returns the degree d of a place {frak P} over
the constant
field of definition (not the exact constant field) of
the algebraic function field.


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Example:
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kash> AlffInit(FF(3,4));
"Defining global variables: k, w, kT, kTf, kTy, T, y, AlffGlobals"
kash> F := Alff(y^7+y+T^9+T+1);
Algebraic function field defined by
.1^7 + .1 + .2^9 + .2 + 1
over
Univariate rational function field over GF(3^4)
Variables: T

kash> l := AlffPlaceSplit(F, T);
[ Alff place < [ T, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], [ 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ] >, 
  Alff place < [ T, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], [ w^50, w^50, w^10, 1, 0, 0, 0 ] >, 
  Alff place < [ T, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], [ w^70, w^70, w^30, 1, 0, 0, 0 ] > ]
kash> d := AlffPlaceDeg(l[2]);
> 3

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