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<h2><a name="FFElt"></a>
FFElt
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Creates an element of a finite field.

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Syntax:
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<pre>a := FFElt(F, n);</pre>

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<td>finite field element</td>
<td><pre>  a  </pre></td>
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<td>finite field</td>
<td><pre>  F  </pre></td>
<td></td>
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<td>integer</td>
<td><pre>  n  </pre></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>

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See also:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="kashref.html#FFPrimitiveElt">FFPrimitiveElt</a>, <a href="kashref.html#FFGenerator">FFGenerator</a>, <a href="kashref.html#FFEltToList">FFEltToList</a>

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Description:
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Embeds the integer n into a finite field FF_q.

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Example:
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Creation of a finite field element and some arithmetic: 
<pre>

kash> F5 := FF(5);
Finite field of size 5
kash> 1 + 4;
5
kash> a := FFElt(F5, 1) + 4;
> 0

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